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Plural of shadow

regular plural

The plural of shadow is shadows.

Forms of shadow

Singularshadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/
Pluralshadows /ˈʃædoʊz/
Countablecountable and uncountable

Shadows in a sentence

  • Nothing left to see, just leave those shadows to the past.2020, “Don't Look Back”, performed by Ryan Elder ft. Kotomi
  • The shadows on the lawn lengthened as the sun began to set.From the entry lengthen
  • The mottled skin of the snake was a camouflage that helped it blend in with the shadows.From the entry mottled
  • I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows.From the entry shade
  • From the shadows emanated a hushed sibilation.From the entry sibilation

Meaning of shadow

  1. noun A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
  2. noun Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom; obscurity.
  3. noun An area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).

Full definition of shadow

Questions about the plural of shadow

What is the plural of shadow?
The plural of shadow is shadows.
Is shadow countable?
Shadow is a countable and uncountable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: shadow (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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