shady
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- adjective
- /ˈʃeɪdi/
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sombreado
- The children played happily in the shady spot where the sun couldn't reach.
- shady grove
- shady area
- shady tree
We're hiking up into the cold, shady cave that we've been climbing at.
- We're hiking up into the cold, shady cave that we've been climbing at.
- It's on the, you know, the, the shady side of the street, but it still hers.
- No, because you're in the jungle, you think that, but it's quite shady because of the trees.
- Well, pick it up, move it to a shady spot.
- And I think what they're now turning to do is let's just let people not see this, Like, let's have this dark shady corner.
Examples
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Glenville got its name because the area is full of shady, thick glens through which little streams tumbled.
Fiction book (1993) -
A homesite must also provide a shady refuge from the hot midday sun.
Academic text (1990) -
OK, so we're sitting under my little shady area here.
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This is cool, green, shady, quiet.
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I should have picked a shady spot, buddy.
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What about those shady trees, then?
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Oh, it's so shady and pretty.
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I looked for a shady spot and sat down on my bag.
Fiction book (2002) -
A shady place over by Hidden Canyon.
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Gerald sat on a shady bench with his newspaper while we played in the water.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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In a place protected from direct sun that is cooler
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A place that is partly dark because of shade
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Partly protected from direct sunlight by a shadow
Darker because something blocks the light
A place that is dark because trees or buildings make shade
Full of shade from trees
Partly shaded and receiving some direct sunlight
Partly protected from direct sun and good for some plants
Antonyms
Compounds
How Shady
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Morphology
Etymology
Shady comes from the simple word shade ('shadow' or a cool place away from the sun) plus the ending -y that makes an adjective. So shady means 'full of shade', a cool, sheltered spot out of the sun.