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Definition or meaning of the English word Shade
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. (n.).
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. (n.).
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. (n.).
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. (n.).
Degree or variation of color; as darker or lighter; stronger or paler; as; a delicate shade of pink. (n.).
To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as; to shade one's eyes. (v. t.).
To pain in obscure colors; to darken. (v. t.).
To mark with gradations of light or color. (v. t.).
The darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. (n.).
To obscure; to dim the brightness of. (v. t.).
To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from. (v. t.).
To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent. (v. t.).
An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence; a secluded retreat. (n.).
Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural. (n.).
Translations for the English word Shade
German Translation for the English word Shade is schraffieren
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