SHADE

Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

Example: "It is much cooler in the shade"

• shadiness  13
• shadowiness  18

• semidarkness  19

• shadow  13

A quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

Example: "After several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

• tincture  10
• tint  4
• tone  4

• color  7
• coloring  11
• colour  8
• colouring  12

• mellowness  15
• richness  13
• tinge  6
• undertone  10

Protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

Example: "They used umbrellas as shades"

• protection  14
• protective cover
• protective covering

• parasol  9
• sunshade  12
• sun visor

A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

Example: "Without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"

• nicety  11
• nuance  8
• refinement  15
• subtlety  13

A position of relative inferiority

Example: "An achievement that puts everything else in the shade"

A slight amount or degree of difference

Example: "A tad too expensive"

• tad  4

A mental representation of some haunting experience

Example: "He looked like he had seen a ghost"

• ghost  9
• specter  11
• spectre  11
• wraith  12

A representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

A protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

• lamp shade
• lampshade  17