shades

Noun

shade (countable and uncountable, plural shades)

1. (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
   • The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
2. (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
   • Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here.
3. (countable) A variety of a color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
   • I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
4. (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
   • shades of meaning
5. (figuratively, in plural) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
   • shades of Groucho Marx
6. A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
   • That is a shade too close.

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