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slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun: The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade. in/under the shade of The children played in/under the shade of a large beach umbrella. See also. sunshade. Shelly Chapman/Moment/GettyImages. C2 [ C ]
1. a. : comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light. b. : relative obscurity or retirement. 2. a. : shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight. b. : a place sheltered from the sun. 3. : an evanescent or unreal appearance. 4. shades plural. a. : the shadows that gather as darkness comes on. b.
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.
Shade is a break from the glare of the sun, like the shade of a big tree or the shade under a beach umbrella.
a covering that is put over an electric light in order to make it less bright: The lamps all had matching purple shades. Thomas Golden/EyeEm/GettyImages. [ U ] art specialized (also shading) the parts of a picture or painting that the artist has made slightly darker than the other parts:
Shade is darkness created from something blocking light or a lighter or darker variation of a color. Shade also means to block light. The word shade has several other senses as a verb and a noun. When something creates a shadow by blocking light, we say that it provides shade or causes shade.
enlarge image. [uncountable]an area that is dark and cool under or behind something, for example a tree or building, because the sun’s light does not get to it. shade of somethingThe shade of the pine tree provided some protection from the sun.
used when you are referring to things that remind you of a particular person, thing, or time short skirts and long boots—shades of the 1960s. See shade in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: shade. Definition of shade noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
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.
Definition of shade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
