shade

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   An area that is darker and cooler because something blocks the sunlight.

   It is much cooler in the shade of the tree.

2. 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.

3. 3
   noun

   A small difference in meaning, feeling, or amount.

   There is a subtle shade of difference between the two words.

4. 4
   noun

   A cover that protects something from direct sunlight.

   They put up shades over the windows to keep the room cool.

Common collocations

• shade your eyes Verb + noun

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.

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