shade
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3.6
- noun
- /ʃeɪd/
:
sombra
- The essence of the subject is represented in splotches and shades of color.
- light and shade
- shade and color
Just take a look at this masterpiece, look at those shades.
- Just take a look at this masterpiece, look at those shades.
Examples
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In the picture, a naked boy looks at the camera from the shade underneath a nearby hut.
Fiction book (2000) -
We painted it in shades of yellow and orange to minimize the Southern California sun.
Fiction book (1996) -
So this is the shade work of art.
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I made drawings, figured where shade was needed, where sunshine was.
Fiction book (1997) -
The four of them talk quietly, the lights from the tree throwing various shades upon their faces.
Fiction book (1993) -
The images still flicker in grainy shades of black and white.
Academic text (1994) -
A swirling shape of mist, a slightly darker shade of gray than the surrounding fog, appeared in its place.
Fiction book (1992) -
So green, and the infield dirt raked smooth and watered to a deeper shade of brown.
Fiction book (2001) -
The artist skillfully used shade to give depth to the landscape in his painting.
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In her drawing, the careful application of shade made the figures appear more three-dimensional.
Synonyms
544
1.0
A dark shape on the ground made when something blocks light
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3.1
Marks made in a drawing to show light and shadow and make it look three-dimensional
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How Dark
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shade comes from an old English word sceadu meaning 'shadow'. In art, a shade is the darker part that shows the shadow and helps the picture look three-dimensional.