Plural of shade
regular plural
The plural of shade is shades.
Forms of shade
| Singular | shade /ʃeɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | shades /ʃeɪdz/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Shades in a sentence
- I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
- Speaking of round sunglasses, these lightweight polarized ones and come in two shades of tortoiseshell as well as black and bronze.2023 June 26, Lauren Caruso and Jillian Tracy, “The 22 best sunglasses for summer, according to style experts”, in CNN
- After locking the door and closing the shades, they lit the joint.From the entry joint
- Red and blue are different colors, but two shades of scarlet are different tints.From the entry tint
- His achloropsia meant he could not distinguish light and dark shades of green.From the entry achloropsia
Meaning of shade
- noun Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- noun Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- noun A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
Questions about the plural of shade
- What is the plural of shade?
- The plural of shade is shades.
- Is shade countable?
- Shade is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shade (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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