# shaded

Pronunciation: say "SHAYD-id" /ˈʃeɪdɪd/

## Adjective

1. Sitting out of direct light, in the shade cast by something overhead.
   - Simple: Out of direct sunlight because something blocks the light.
   - _The shaded slopes held snow long after the open fields had melted._
   - _Hikers rested in a shaded hollow where the cliffs blocked the midday sun._
3. Given a slight color or made a little darker, as in parts of a diagram or drawing.
   - Simple: Made a little darker or given a light color, like parts of a drawing.
   - _The shaded regions on the graph mark where the two datasets overlap._
   - _He preferred the shaded version of the logo for printing._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of shade. — simple past and past participle of shade
   - Simple: Past tense of shade. Use this form when the shading already happened.
   - _He shaded his eyes against the bright sun._
   - _The mapmaker shaded the lowlands in pale green._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shaded (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).