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

Derived 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

Godzilla the rescue Sulcata tortoise lounged in a tidy shaded yard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Hikers should expect soft, wet, slushy or muddy conditions during warmer parts of the day and snow across much of the trail at high elevations and in shaded areas, the organization said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

After more than 1,300 people died in 2024, when temperatures soared above 50 degrees Celsius, Saudi authorities introduced a range of heat-mitigation measures including more shaded areas and thousands of extra health workers.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Everyone has been lovingly shaded in with texture and authenticity — two things that aren’t always pretty.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Presently, however, Heqet and the Ancient arrived together, speaking in low tones as they came along the shaded little path, with the soft-eyed donkey plodding behind them.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

Related Words

• dusky
• leafy
• screened
• sheltered