0%

shaded

shad·ed
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shey-did]
    • /ˈʃeɪ dɪd/
    • /ʃeɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shey-did]
    • /ˈʃeɪ dɪd/

Definitions of shaded word

  • adjective shaded noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which a thin white line appears along one edge of each of the main strokes of a character. 1
  • noun shaded the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area. 1
  • noun shaded a place or an area of comparative darkness, as one sheltered from the sun. 1
  • noun shaded window shade. 1
  • noun shaded a lampshade. 1
  • noun shaded shades. darkness gathering at the close of day: Shades of night are falling. Informal. sunglasses. a reminder of something: shades of the Inquisition. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of shaded

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; shade + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shaded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shaded popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

shaded usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for shaded

adj shaded

  • adumbral — shadowy
  • aphotic — characterized by or growing in the absence of light
  • asher — the son of Jacob and ancestor of one of the 12 tribes of Israel
  • bosky — containing or consisting of bushes or thickets
  • chiaroscuro — Chiaroscuro is the use of light and shade in a picture, or the effect produced by light and shade in a place.

adjective shaded

  • atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
  • cinereal — relating to the grey matter of the brain and nervous system
  • coloured — Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour.
  • curtained — A curtained window, door, or other opening has a curtain hanging across it.
  • monochromatic — of or having one color.

verb shaded

  • calipered — Simple past tense and past participle of caliper.
  • ebonized — Simple past tense and past participle of ebonize.
  • frescoed — Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture. Compare fresco secco.
  • gradated — to pass by gradual or imperceptible degrees, as one color into another.

noun shaded

  • canvased — Simple past tense and past participle of canvas.
  • ghosted — Simple past tense and past participle of ghost.
  • gloomed — Simple past tense and past participle of gloom.
  • whiffed — Simple past tense and past participle of whiff.

Antonyms for shaded

noun shaded

  • whited — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?