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shaded

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -eɪdɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: SH EY1 D IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Being in the shade, not in direct light.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having a slight colour added (of a diagram or picture) or being slightly darkened as if in the shade.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of shade

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

protected from heat and light with shade or shadow- Alexander Pope

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • shaded avenues
  • o'er the shaded billows rushed the night

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unshaded

5

adjective

Meaning 5

(of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unshaded

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: opācus — being in the shade
  • Turkish: gölgeli — being in the shade
  • Ottoman Turkish: گولگهلو (gölgeli) — being in the shade
  • Ukrainian: заті́нений (zatínenyj) — being in the shade
  • Māori: kauruku — being slightly coloured or darkened
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