shading

[ shey-ding ]

/ ˈʃeɪ dɪŋ /

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noun

a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.

the act of a person or thing that shades.

the representation of the different values of color or light and dark in a painting or drawing.

Origin of shading

First recorded in 1605–15; shade + -ing¹

Words nearby shading

shade-grown, shaded, shades, shades of, shadfly, shading, shadkhan, shadoof, shadow, shadow bands, shadow box

Definition for shading (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 shading

Along the way, I got an education in shading, depth, perspective, and all the other basics of drawing.

There’s Nothing Wrong—and a Lot That’s Right—About Copying Other Artists |Malcolm Jones |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It's about 10-12 feet high, maybe more, shading her windows and dropping leaves into her yard.

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At the dress rehearsal she stopped in mid-squat and, shading her eyes, peered out into the auditorium.

Kevin Spacey on Casino Jack |Kevin Sessums |December 14, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Her characters are two-dimensional with no shading, nuance, or mixed emotions.

Capitalism's Wicked Witch |Allen Barra |November 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

The shading in of human particulars is what makes this so unsettling.

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So perfect was the shading of the scallops, that it looked like a most delicate work of art rather than the production of nature.

In the Rocky Mountains |W. H. G. Kingston
She looked at him critically from under her shading lashes—but her eyes grew gentler almost at once.

The Magnificent Ambersons |Booth Tarkington
She held the light before Hugh, shading it with her veil, for his eyes were dazed with long gazing into darkness.

Red Pottage |Mary Cholmondeley
She rose up, took the light and went out, shading the light with her hand in order to see through the darkness.

Original Short Stories, Volume 9 (of 13) |Guy de Maupassant
Then there is the infinite diversity of coloring—the soft brown, the shading off into pale yellow, and the delicate May-green.

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for shading (1 of 2)

shading

/ (ˈʃeɪdɪŋ) /

noun

the graded areas of tone, lines, dots, etc, indicating light and dark in a painting or drawing

British Dictionary definitions for shading (2 of 2)

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

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

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shading

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Definition for shading (2 of 2)

noun

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

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

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