🌿 Partly shaded 🌤️ Partial shade

semishade

5.1

Partly protected from direct sun and good for some plants

adjective
/ˈsɛmɪˌʃeɪd/

: semisombra

The garden bench was placed in a semishade area to keep it cool during the afternoon.

Examples

Choose semishade locations for plants that cannot tolerate strong sunlight.
The garden has a beautiful semishade area.
Some ferns grow best in semishade rather than in full sun.
These flowers thrive in semishade.
Some ferns grow best in semishade rather than in full sun.
Choose semishade locations for plants that cannot tolerate strong sunlight.
The garden bench was placed in a semishade area to keep it cool during the afternoon.

Synonyms

shaded

vssemishade

1 1.6

Partly protected from direct sunlight by a shadow

refers only to areas with limited sunlight not complete shade

semishady

vssemishade

6.9

Partly shaded and receiving some direct sunlight

is mainly used to name spots suitable for specific plants

shadowed

vssemishade

3.5

Darker because something blocks the light

describes lighter partial protection that still allows limited sunlight

umbrous

vssemishade

Archaic

9.9

A place that is dark because trees or buildings make shade

refers to lighter partial shade rather than deep shadow

semidark

vssemishade

5.1

Partly dark with only a little light

describes areas defined by reduced sunlight for plant suitability

Antonyms

sunlit

9 1.0

Sunlight shines on it

How Shaded

semishade

5.1

sunlit

9 1.0

Surface Forms

semishade positive

Morphology

semishade = shade (transparent) = semi + shade

The meaning is a direct combination of semi- 'partly' and shade, referring to partial shade.

Etymology

Semishade joins the prefix semi- ('half') and shade ('shadow' or 'less light'), like in semicircle where semi- means 'half'. So semishade means 'half in shadow' or partly shaded, which is why we use it for places that get only limited sunlight.