parasol
UK/ˈpæɹəˌsɒl//ˈpɛɹəˌsɑl/
parasol noun: a small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
Noun
parasol (plural parasols)
- A small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
- Synonyms:
- sunshade, sun umbrella, beach umbrella, chatta, chatra
- A miniature paper umbrella used as a decoration in tropical-themed cocktails.
- A sun umbrella for garden use etc., mounted on a stand; these can be foldable and demountable.
- A roof or covering of a structure designed to provide cover from wind, rain, or sun.
- Any of various Asian species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Neurothemis.
- A parasol mushroom (Macrolepiota procera)
Verb
parasol (third-person singular simple present parasols, present participle (US) parasoling or (UK) parasolling, simple past and past participle (US) parasoled or (UK) parasolled)
- To protect with, or as if with, a parasol; to shade.
- Now old ladies, who dare venture a-shopping, go parasolling their withered perfections along, and entertain a decided dread of injuring the immaterial whiteness of their skins, which have ceased to he compared to "lilies" and "snows," and other sonnet-like similes, for more than thirty summers […]1826, The Monthly Magazine, page 161
- […] the buffaloes in the mire, and rows of trees parasolling houses along the waterways.2013, Geoff Ryman, The King's Last Song, page 19
parasol meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Kannada and Punjabi
parasol in Urdu
- چھتر
parasol in Bengali
- রোদচশমা, পাতলা ছাতা
parasol in Kannada
- ಕಯ್ಕೊಡೆ, ಬಿಸಿಲುಕೊಡೆ
parasol in Punjabi
- parasol, umbrella
- ਛਤਰੀ chatrī
More languagesFewer languages
- parasol in Gujarati
- છત્રી chatrī
- parasol in Sanskrit
- छत्त्र chattra
- parasol in Arabic
- مَظَلَّة maẓalla, شَمْسِيَّة šamsiyya
- parasol in Indonesian
- parasol
- parasol in Thai
- ร่มกันแดด
- parasol in Myanmar
- ထီး hti:
Examples of parasol in a sentence
- A parasol protects from the sun.
- A desire to protect the whiteness of the skin when no parasol is at hand has given rise to the “facekini.”
- Another possible physiological role for a hyperpolarization-activated inward current could be in the postburst hyperpolarization that is characteristic of parasol cells.
Synonyms of parasol
Forms of parasol
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | parasols |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | parasols |
| present participle US | parasoling |
| present participle UK | parasolling |
| past participle US | parasoled |
| past US | parasoled |
| past participle UK | parasolled |
| past UK | parasolled |
Origin of parasol
From French parasol, from Italian parasole, from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”).
Words formed from parasol
Phrases with parasol
Questions about parasol
- What does parasol mean?
- Parasol means a small light umbrella used as protection from the sun.
- What is parasol in Urdu?
- Parasol in Urdu is چھتر. See Parasol meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is parasol?
- Parasol can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce parasol?
- Parasol is pronounced /ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of parasol?
- The plural of parasol is parasols.
Words near parasol in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: parasol (page history and authors); parasol (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Parasol (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); parasol (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਛਤਰੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); છત્રી (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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