Shade

noun

ʃeɪd

Noun

a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
“after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted”
Similar:Tincture Tint Tone
Type of:ColourColouringColoring
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
“it is much cooler in the shade”
Similar:ShadinessShadowiness
Type of:Semidarkness
a slight amount or degree of difference
“the new model is a shade better than the old one”
Similar:Tad
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
“don't argue about shades of meaning”
Similar:NicetyNuance Refinement Subtlety
Type of:ImportMeaningSignificance
a position of relative inferiority
“an achievement that puts everything else in the shade”
“his brother's success left him in the shade”
Type of:Inferiority
protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
“they used umbrellas as shades”
“as the sun moved he readjusted the shade”
Type of:Protection
a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
Similar:Lampshade
Type of:Protection
a mental representation of some haunting experience
Similar:Ghost SpecterSpectreSpook Wraith
Type of:FantasmShadowApparition
a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
Type of:Representation

pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
“the butterfly wings shade to yellow”
Type of:Change
vary slightly
“shade the meaning”
Type of:ModifyChangeAlter
represent the effect of shade or shadow on
Type of:DrawPaint
cast a shadow over
Similar:Shadow
Type of:Darken
protect from light, heat, or view
Type of:Screen