Shade
Definition of Shade
Pronunciation: shād | n. | 1. | Comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light. | | 2. | Darkness; obscurity; - often in the plural. | | 3. | An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat. | | 4. | That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade. | | 5. | Shadow. | | 6. | The soul after its separation from the body; - so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes. | | 7. | (Painting, Drawing, etc.) The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above. | | 8. | Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink. | | 9. | A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms. | | v. t. | 1. | To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from. | | 2. | To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes. | | 3. | To obscure; to dim the brightness of. | | 4. | To pain in obscure colors; to darken. | | 5. | To mark with gradations of light or color. | | 6. | To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. | | v. i. | 1. | To undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation, as of color, meaning, expression, etc.; to pass by slight changes; - used chiefly with a preposition, as into, away, off. |
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