- shade
- shade or lamp shade [shād]n.[ME schade < OE sceadu (gen. & dat. sceadwe), akin to Goth skadus < IE base * skot-, darkness, shadow > Gr skotos, darkness]1. comparative darkness caused by a more or less opaque object cutting off rays of light, as from the sun2.a) a place giving protection from the heat and light of the sun, as under a treeb) an area less brightly lighted than its surroundings3. Archaica) a shadowb) [often pl.] a retired or secluded place4. an indication or representation of darkness in painting, drawing, photography, etc.5. degree of darkness of a color; gradation of a color with reference to its mixture with black [various shades of blue]: cf. TINT6.a) a small difference or variation [shades of opinion]b) a slight amount or degree; trace; touch; suggestion [a shade of humor in his voice]7. Chiefly Literarya) a ghost; specterb) anything lacking substance or reality; phantom8. any of various devices used to protect or screen from light and heat; specif.,a) LAMPSHADE☆ b) WINDOW SHADE☆ 9. [pl.] Slang sunglassesvt.shaded, shading1. to protect or screen from light or heat2. to provide with a shade3. to hide or screen with or as with a shadow4. to make dark, as with a shade or a shadow; darken; dim; obscure5.a) to represent the effects of shade in (a painting, photograph, etc.)b) to depict in, or mark with, gradations of light or color6. to change by very slight degrees or gradations☆ 7. to lessen or reduce (a price) slightlyvi.to change, move, or vary slightly or by degreesSYN.- COLOR——————in the shade or into the shade1. in (or into) darkness or shadow2. in (or into) comparative obscurity, or a position of minor importance——————shades ofan exclamation used to refer to something reminding one of something (or someone) past [shades of Prohibition!]——————the shades1. the increasing darkness, as of evening2.a) the world of the dead; Hadesb) the disembodied spirits of the dead, collectivelyshadelessadj.shadern.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
