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unshaded

unshaded

1 3.7
A place exposed to direct sunlight without shade
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈʃeɪdɪd/
translation icon : expuesto al sol
  • FRONT ROOM - NIGHT: M.C. and Herman put the unshaded lamps next to Hattie so okra can get a better picture.
  • unshaded light
  • unshaded window

Examples

  • The mid-afternoon sun had burned away the morning cool, and it was hot in the unshaded field.

    Blog text (11)
  • The unshaded overhead light was bright in our bedroom, and she moved like an underwater creature.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • He'd sat in the sand, unshaded and uncomfortable looking.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • Some images show what are obviously mature forest trees left intact in areas prepared for coffee, the unshaded areas between these large trees to be filled in later as shade cover was adopted (Figures 1 and 2).

    Academic text (1999)
  • Unshaded bulbs were strung overhead, and the work light was spotty, the slightest movement followed by three or four different shadows.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • They moved farther into the house, into two larger rooms which were intersected by shafts of daylight since the cracked brown shades bracketed above the windows had been rolled up at some point years ago, leaving both rooms filled with unshaded light as in a country schoolhouse or a rural train depot.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The picnic was unbearable in the unshaded park where the sun blazed down relentlessly.

  • He decided to sit under the tree instead of in the unshaded area, which was too hot.

  • The unshaded terrace made it impossible to enjoy the afternoon without a sunhat.

Synonyms

sunlit
vsunshaded
9 1.0

Sunlight shines on it

is about being exposed to direct light rather than general illumination
shadeless
vsunshaded
4.4

Without any cover from the sun

is being exposed to direct sunlight rather than being sheltered
unshadowed
vsunshaded
7.1

Not darkened by shadow and fully lit

is about exposure to brightness rather than absence of darkening

Antonyms

1 1.6

Partly protected from direct sunlight by a shadow

How Shaded

shadowed
3.5
shaded
1 1.6
sunlit
9 1.0
unshaded
1 3.7

Surface Forms

unshaded positive

Morphology

unshaded = shaded (transparent) = un + shade + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' straightforwardly negates 'shaded', yielding 'not shaded' in the sense of being exposed to direct light.

Etymology

Unshaded comes from un- 'not' plus shade 'shadow', so it means 'not in the shadow'. A place that is unshaded is open to direct sun, so it will be bright or sometimes hot.