shade
noun
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
shadeless
-
a word derived from
shade.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But just because we’ve grown used to L.A.’s jarring soundscape, shadeless streets and pockets of intense heat, it doesn’t mean they are harmless.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
That is why the BKA footed the bill for the search this week in ruined farm buildings on merciless, shadeless scrubland in the rising heat of an Algarve summer.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2025
But standing on that boardwalk realizing that we were already essentially cooking in the shadeless, humid air, not a single person raised their hand to suggest that we might want to run the full distance.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2024
That’s what Brandon Merchant hopes will happen on the shadeless south side of Tucson, a city where about one-fifth of the population lives more than a mile from a grocery store.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2024
He was very certain that some day his own oasis of oaks and elms would stand upon those shadeless plains: “Some day. God willing.”
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
