shade, n.
(shades)
freq. cnt. 19
(shades)
freq. cnt. 19
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 9
shade shadiness shadowiness
sample sentences
"it is much cooler in the shade""there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
shade tincture tint tone
sample sentences
"after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
shade
sample sentences
"they used umbrellas as shades""as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
hypernym
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
nicety nuance refinement shade subtlety
sample sentences
"without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor""don't argue about shades of meaning"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
<noun.artifact>
shade
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a mental representation of some haunting experience
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4
ghost shade specter spectre spook wraith
sample sentences
"he looked like he had seen a ghost""it aroused specters from his past"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a slight amount or degree of difference
<noun.quantity>
shade tad
sample sentences
"a tad too expensive""not a tad of difference"
"the new model is a shade better than the old one"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a position of relative inferiority
<noun.state>
shade
sample sentences
"an achievement that puts everything else in the shade""his brother's success left him in the shade"
semantic pointers
hypernym
a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
<noun.artifact>
lamp shade lampshade shade