shaded

[ shey-did ]

/ ˈʃeɪ dɪd /

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adjective Printing.

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.

Origin of shaded

First recorded in 1575–85; shade + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM shaded

shad·ed·ness, noun well-shad·ed, adjective

Words nearby shaded

shade, shade cloth, shade deck, shade tree, shade-grown, shaded, shades, shades of, shadfly, shading, shadkhan

Definition for shaded (2 of 2)

shade

[ sheyd ]

/ ʃeɪd /

noun

the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.

a place or an area of comparative darkness, as one sheltered from the sun.

window shade.

a lampshade.

shades,

darkness gathering at the close of day: Shades of night are falling.
Informal. sunglasses.
a reminder of something: shades of the Inquisition.

Usually shades. a secluded or obscure place: He was living in the shades.

comparative obscurity.

a specter or ghost.

Greek and Roman Religion. one of the spirits of the dead inhabiting Hades.

a shadow.

the degree of darkness of a color, determined by the quantity of black or by the lack of illumination.

comparative darkness, as the effect of shadow or dark and light, in pictorial representation; the dark part, or a dark part, of a picture or drawing.

a slight variation or degree: a shade of difference.

a little bit; touch, especially of something that may change the color of or lighten or darken something else: coffee with a shade of cream.

anything used for protection against excessive light, heat, etc.

(in architectural shades and shadows) a shadow upon those parts of a solid that are tangent to or turned away from the parallel rays from the theoretical light source. Compare shadow(def 11).

the shades, Hades, as the abode of the spirits of the dead.

verb (used with object), shad·ed, shad·ing.

to produce shade in or on.

to obscure, dim, or darken.

to screen or hide from view.

to protect (something) from light, heat, etc., by or as by a screen: to shade the eyes from a bright light.

to cover or screen (a candle, light, etc.): to shade a light to protect the eyes.

Fine Arts.

to introduce degrees of darkness into (a drawing or painting) in order to render light and shadow or give the effect of color.
to render the values of light and dark in (a drawn figure, object, etc.), especially in order to create the illusion of three-dimensionality.

to change by imperceptible degrees into something else.

to reduce (the price) by way of a concession.

Slang. to insult, criticize, or disrespect (a person or thing) in an indirect, artful manner: He got into a fight with someone who shaded his mom.

verb (used without object), shad·ed, shad·ing.

to pass or change by slight graduations, as one color, quality, or thing into another.

Verb Phrases

shade up, Agriculture. to take shelter (as livestock) from the sun.

Origin of shade

before 900; 1960–65 for def 29; (noun) Middle English s(c)hade, Old English sceadu (see shadow); cognate with German Schatten, Gothic skadus, Greek skótos; (v.) Middle English schaden, derivative of the noun

SYNONYMS FOR shade

1 obscurity, gloom, dusk.

8 apparition, phantom, spirit.

13 bit.

14 trace, hint, suggestion.

15 veil, screen.

19 cloud, blur, obfuscate.

20 conceal, shelter.

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ANTONYMS FOR shade

1 light, glare.

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synonym study for shade

1. Shade, shadow imply partial darkness or something less bright than the surroundings. Shade indicates the lesser brightness and heat of an area where the direct rays of light do not fall: the shade of a tree. It differs from shadow in that it implies no particular form or definite limit, whereas shadow often refers to the form or outline of the object that intercepts the light: the shadow of a dog. 15. See curtain.

regional variation note for shade

3. See window shade.

OTHER WORDS FROM shade

shade·less, adjective shade·less·ness, noun in·ter·shade, verb (used with object), in·ter·shad·ed, in·ter·shad·ing. sem·i·shade, noun

un·shade, verb (used with object), un·shad·ed, un·shad·ing.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shade

color hue shade tint

Example sentences from the Web for shaded

“Look there,” he said, flicking his machete at the shaded ground.

An Obsessive’s Search for a Lost Jungle City |Christopher S. Stewart |December 30, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
I can contemplate my own death without unease, but every goodbye to one of my children is shaded by dread.

Every Day is the Day to Talk About Gun Control |David Frum |December 14, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
If you can take them into a shaded area, inside to a building with a cooling system, you can prolong by a few days.

Haiti's Grisly Problem |Cyril Wecht |January 19, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Her profile stood out clear in the shaded room, and in spite of myself a great heart-throb passed over me.

A Breath of Prairie and other stories |Will Lillibridge

She had scarce reached her favorite lookout spot, a shaded cliff, when she saw Goodnow approaching.

The Girl From Tim's Place |Charles Clark Munn
If possible, make the seed-bed in a moist retentive soil and in a shaded situation.

The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition |Sutton and Sons
The frost was not yet out of the ground, but the shaded road was dry underfoot.

The Quality of Mercy |W. D. Howells
I have come to say good–bye, Jenny, he said, as he entered the shaded room in which his cousins were lying.

With the Allies to Pekin |George Alfred Henty

British Dictionary definitions for shaded

shade

/ (ʃeɪd) /

noun

relative darkness produced by the blocking out of light

a place made relatively darker or cooler than other areas by the blocking of light, esp sunlight

a position of relative obscurity

something used to provide a shield or protection from a direct source of light, such as a lampshade

a darker area indicated in a painting, drawing, etc, by shading

a colour that varies slightly from a standard colour due to a difference in hue, saturation, or luminosity a darker shade of green

a slight amount a shade of difference

literary a ghost

an archaic word for shadow

put in the shade to appear better than (another); surpass

verb (mainly tr)

to screen or protect from heat, light, view, etc

to make darker or dimmer

to represent (a darker area) in (a painting, drawing, etc), by means of hatching, using a darker colour, etc

(also intr) to change or cause to change slightly

to lower (a price) slightly

Derived forms of shade

shadeless, adjective

Word Origin for shade

Old English sceadu; related to Gothic skadus, Old High German skato, Old Irish scāth shadow, Greek skotos darkness, Swedish skäddä fog

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noun

verb (used with object), shad·ed, shad·ing.

verb (used without object), shad·ed, shad·ing.

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shaded

adjective Printing.

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Definition for shaded (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), shad·ed, shad·ing.

verb (used without object), shad·ed, shad·ing.

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Origin of shade

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noun

verb (mainly tr)

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