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sunshade

noun · 3 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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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsʌnˌʃeɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: awning, sunblind

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: canopy

3

noun

Meaning 3

a handheld collapsible source of shade

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: parasol

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: shade

History

Etymology

From Middle English *sunschade, from Old English sunsċeadu, sunnsċeadu (“a veil, a sun-shade, a covering to keep off the sun”), equivalent to sun + shade.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: hijetore — something to keep the sun off
  • Arabic: مَظَلَّة (maẓalla) — something to keep the sun off
  • Arabic: مَظَلَّة (maẓalla) — something to keep the sun off
  • Bulgarian: слънчобран (slǎnčobran) — something to keep the sun off
  • Bulgarian: сенник (sennik) — something to keep the sun off
  • Bulgarian: тента (tenta) — something to keep the sun off
  • Catalan: para-sol — something to keep the sun off
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遮陽傘 /遮阳伞 (zhēyángsǎn) — something to keep the sun off
  • Chinese Mandarin: 天棚 (tiānpéng) — something to keep the sun off
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遮陽板 /遮阳板 (zhēyángbǎn) — something to keep the sun off
  • Czech: slunečník — something to keep the sun off
  • Czech: sluneční clona — something to keep the sun off
  • Dutch: zonnescherm — something to keep the sun off
  • Farefare: mã'antɩa — something to keep the sun off
  • Finnish: auringonvarjo — something to keep the sun off
  • French: ombrelle — something to keep the sun off
  • French: parasol — something to keep the sun off
  • Galician: toldo — something to keep the sun off
  • Galician: antuca — something to keep the sun off
  • Galician: catasol — something to keep the sun off
  • Galician: parasol — something to keep the sun off
  • German: Sonnenschirm — something to keep the sun off
  • German: Sonnenblende — something to keep the sun off
  • Hebrew: סוכך (sokhékh) — something to keep the sun off
  • Hebrew: שמשייה (shimshiyá) — something to keep the sun off
  • Hungarian: napernyő — something to keep the sun off
  • Italian: parasole — something to keep the sun off
  • Italian: frangisole — something to keep the sun off
  • Japanese: 日傘 (higasa) — something to keep the sun off
  • Japanese: サンシェード (sanshēdo) — something to keep the sun off
  • Japanese: 日除け (hiyoke) — something to keep the sun off
  • Latin: umbella — something to keep the sun off
  • Moore: maasem tɩɩga — something to keep the sun off
  • Norwegian Bokmål: solskjerm — something to keep the sun off
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: solskjerm — something to keep the sun off
  • Old English: sunsċeadu — something to keep the sun off
  • Polish: parasol od słońca — something to keep the sun off
  • Portuguese: toldo — something to keep the sun off
  • Russian: наве́с (navés) — something to keep the sun off
  • Russian: тент (tɛnt) — something to keep the sun off
  • Russian: зо́нтик/зонт от со́лнца (zóntik/zont ot sólnca) — something to keep the sun off
  • Russian: солнцезащитый class adjective (solncezaščityj) — something to keep the sun off
  • Spanish: tapasol — something to keep the sun off
  • Swedish: solskydd — something to keep the sun off
  • Turkish: şemsiye — something to keep the sun off
  • Turkish: güneş şemsiyesi — something to keep the sun off
  • Ukrainian: сонцезахисни́й екра́н (soncezaxysnýj ekrán) — something to keep the sun off
  • Volapük: solajelöm — something to keep the sun off