I. noun
1.
comparative darkness or obscurity due to interception of light rays
trees providing shade from the sunlight
Synonyms: adumbration, penumbra, shadow, umbra, umbrage
Related Word: blackness, darkness, dimness, obscuration, obscurity; cover, shelter
Contrasted words: brightness, brilliancy, effulgence, radiance; blaze, glare, glow
2.
Synonyms: apparition , bogey, ghost, ||haunt, phantasm, phantom, shadow, specter, spirit, umbra
3.
Synonyms: color 1, cast, hue, tinge, tint, tone
Related Word: intensity, saturation
4.
Synonyms: gradation , nuance
Related Word: difference, distinction, variation
5.
Synonyms: hint 2, cast, soupçon, spice, streak, suggestion, suspicion, tincture, tinge, trace
II. verb
to cast into shadow by intercepting light rays
avenues shaded by large trees
Synonyms: inumbrate, screen, shadow, umbrage
Related Word: shelter; cover
Contrasted words: roast, scorch, swelter; expose