shaded

American  

[shey-did] / ˈʃeɪ dɪd /

adjective

Printing.

1. noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which a thin white line appears along one edge of each of the main strokes of a character.

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Other Word Forms

• shadedness
  noun
• well-shaded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of shaded

First recorded in 1575–85; shade + -ed ²

Explanation

Anything that's shaded is protected from the direct light of the sun, like a shaded patio or your shaded spot on the sand under a beach umbrella. This adjective can be used in two ways: first, to describe things that are blocked from the light or heat. That shaded section of your yard is a terrible place to plant sunflowers! In art, shaded areas are those parts of a picture that you color slightly darker, to capture the sense of a shadow. Shaded is from shade, which has a root that means "dark."

Example Sentences

Shaded areas can be 20 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than surfaces without it, according to an estimate by the EPA.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

Shaded lanais looked out on little gardens of mostly fruit trees and vegetables.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2021

Shaded by tall oak trees, the three-story duplex looked cozy.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2020

Yes, “The Shaded Line” is overwrought and probably too specific to our current time to have much of an afterlife, but there’s urgency to Ms. Lovette’s desire to turn ballet inside out.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2019

Shaded by the elm’s branches were an ivy-covered courtyard and the stone steps upon which they were to wait.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

Related Words

• dusky
• leafy
• screened
• sheltered