shades

Noun

• spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun
  • "he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades"
• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
• protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
  • "they used umbrellas as shades"
• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  • "don't argue about shades of meaning"
• a position of relative inferiority
• a slight amount or degree of difference
• a mental representation of some haunting experience
• a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
• plural of shade
• Sunglasses.

Verb

• cast a shadow over
• represent the effect of shade or shadow on
• protect from light, heat, or view
• vary slightly
• pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
• third-person singular simple present indicative of shade

Examples

• His shades are by some famous designer.

Synonyms

dark glasses, fill in, ghost, nicety, nuance, refinement, shade, shade off, shadiness, shadow, shadowiness, specter, spectre, spook, subtlety, sunglasses, tad, tincture, tint, tone, wraith, sunnies