Meanings
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1
noun
An area that is darker and cooler because something blocks the sunlight.
It is much cooler in the shade of the tree.
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2
noun
A particular form of a colour, lighter or darker than another.
They mixed the exact shade of pink we wanted for the walls.
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3
noun
A small difference in meaning, feeling, or amount.
There is a subtle shade of difference between the two words.
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4
noun
A cover that protects something from direct sunlight.
They put up shades over the windows to keep the room cool.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱh₃tús Proto-Germanic *skaduz Proto-West Germanic *skadu Old English sċeadu Middle English schade Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-nom Proto-Indo-European *-onom Proto-Germanic *-aną Proto-Germanic *-janą Old English -an Middle English -en Middle English schaden English shade Inherited from Middle English schaden, from schade + -en.