shade - Meaning in Gujarati

shade - Meaning in Gujarati

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Definitions and Meaning of shade in English

shade noun

1. a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
2. protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

   Examples

   • "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
   • "they used umbrellas as shades"
3. a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
4. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

   Synonyms

   tincture, tint, tone

   Example

   • "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
5. a mental representation of some haunting experience

   Examples

   • "he looked like he had seen a ghost"
   • "it aroused specters from his past"
6. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

   Examples

   • "don't argue about shades of meaning"
   • "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"
7. a slight amount or degree of difference

   Examples

   • "a tad too expensive"
   • "not a tad of difference"
   • "the new model is a shade better than the old one"
8. a position of relative inferiority

   Examples

   • "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"
   • "his brother's success left him in the shade"
9. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

   Examples

   • "it is much cooler in the shade"
   • "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"

shade verb

1. pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

   Example

   • "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"
2. vary slightly

   Example

   • "shade the meaning"
3. protect from light, heat, or view

   Example

   • "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
4. represent the effect of shade or shadow on
5. cast a shadow over

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