shade

Meaning

Noun

1. Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
2. Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
3. A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
4. A subtle variation in a concept.
5. An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
6. A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
7. A ghost or specter; a spirit.
8. A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
9. Subtle insults.
10. A cover around or above a light bulb, a lampshade.
11. A candle-shade.

Verb

1. To shield (someone or something) from light.
2. To shield oneself from light.
3. To alter slightly.
4. To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
5. To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
6. To darken, particularly in drawing.
7. To win by a narrow margin.
8. To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
9. (slang) To throw shade, to subtly insult someone.
10. (obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.
11. (obsolete) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.

Synonyms

shadow

hue

tint

screen

nuance

cover

color

shelter

tone

overshadow

ghost

👻

colour

shield

🛡️

tinge

gloom

tincture

obscure

lampshade

subtlety

hide

umbra

blind

darkness

protect

eclipse

hatch

darken

shady

refinement

cloud

☁️

shade off

touch

nicety

fill in

shadows

adumbration

blacken

dye

gradation

paint

shadiness

shadowiness

slant

specter

spectre

spook

summer house

sunshade

tad

trace

twilight

variation

veil

wraith

window blind

shade in

inflection

ink

intercept

key

🔑

cover up

lamp-shade

lightly

likeness

look

loom

make up

mask

😷

melt

merge

mildly

momently

negative

covering

note

conceal

colouration

obscurity

obstruct

outshine

overcast

overcloud

coloration

roller blind

penumbra

phantom

pigment

proposal

cloche

radiance

reabsorb

cast

ring

💍

sadden

scare

😨

canopy

semi-darkness

shaded

shades

absorb

shading

brilliance

smidge

a bit

block

shape

blinds

bless

shroud

shudder

shut

shutter

silhouette

simulacrum

dark shadow

slightly

color tone

light and shade

spillway

spin

shady spot

stag

🦌

blend in

air

sunglasses

😎

slight darkness

surpass

symbolize

hide from view

tag

bit

balcony

awning

tonality

assimilate

appearance

throw a shadow

tree shade

a little

umbrage

umbrella

☔

undertone

undertow

shadow mask

vairation

shades of

become dark

cast a shadow

depth

dust

grow dark

demote

female

degree

flavour

fog

🌫️

form

degrade

gleam

globe

deface

in the shade

gradations

graduate

🎓

dark

cut-off

crosshatch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃeɪd/

Etymology

Noun from Middle English schade, from Old English sċeadu, sċadu (“shadow; shade”), from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (“shadow; shade”). More at shadow.
Verb from Old English sceadwian, derived from sċeadu, above.