shaded
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of shaded
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."
Vocabulary lists containing shaded
Example Sentences
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He was speaking from the shaded courtyard garden of his Mayer am Pfarrplatz heuriger, down the steps from the room where Beethoven stayed while composing part of the Ninth Symphony.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Sometimes, a fancy beverage, a shaded spot, and friends are all you need.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
“For example, how do you make sure that buses, metro systems, and also walking and cycling routes, are shaded and can still be used during heat waves?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Other advice included moving rabbit and guinea pig pens to shaded areas and ensure indoor enclosures for pets like hamsters were not in direct sunlight.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Redwall stood foursquare along the marches of the old south border, flanked on two sides by Mossflower Wood’s shaded depths.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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