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Life is a canvas of many strokes where shades from different palettes meet into a picture so concrete that some forget it is their own, so become framed themselves.
Vanna Bonta

Meaning of "shades" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHADES

shades  [ʃeɪdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHADES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shades is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHADES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shades in the English dictionary

The definition of shades in the dictionary is gathering darkness at nightfall. Other definition of shades is undertones or suggestions.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHADES


AIDS
eɪdz
antitrades
ˈæntɪˌtreɪdz
besides
bɪˈsaɪdz
classifieds
ˈklæsɪˌfaɪdz
Comrades
ˈkɒmreɪdz
Everglades
ˈɛvəˌɡleɪdz
Guides
ˈɡaɪdz
haemorrhoids
ˈhɛməˌrɔɪdz
hemorrhoids
ˈhɛmərɔɪdz
ides
aɪdz
insides
ˈɪnˌsaɪdz
jack-of-all-trades
ˌdʒækəvˈɔːltreɪdz
Laurentides
ˈlɔːrənˌtaɪdz
Lloyd´s
lɔɪdz
palisades
ˌpælɪˈseɪdz
rapids
ˈræpɪdz
snowblades
ˈsnəʊˌbleɪdz
solids
ˈsɒlɪdz
spades
speɪdz
strides
straɪdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHADES

shadblow
Shadbolt
shadbush
shadchan
shadchanim
shaddock
shade
shaded
shadeless
shader
shadier
shadiest
shadily
shadiness
shading
shadkhanim
shadoof
shadow
shadow bands
shadow cabinet

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHADES

Alcibiades
building trades
charades
Cyclades
dolmades
Hades
Hyades
in spades
jack of all trades
Miltiades
monades
Northern Sporades
Pleiades
pseudomonades
Red Brigades
rhagades
Sporades
the Everglades
the Red Brigades
the shades

Synonyms and antonyms of shades in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHADES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shades» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shades

Translation of «shades» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHADES

Find out the translation of shades to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shades from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shades» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

色调
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tonos
570 millions of speakers

English

shades
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंगों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ظلال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оттенки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tons
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছায়া গো
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nuances
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schattierungen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サングラス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

음영
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbandingake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிழல்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छटा दाखवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sfumature
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odcienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відтінки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nuante
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποχρώσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skakerings
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nyanser
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nyanser
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shades

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHADES»

The term «shades» is very widely used and occupies the 7.304 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHADES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shades» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shades» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shades

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10 QUOTES WITH «SHADES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shades.
1
Adrienne Bailon
I feel like in L.A., you wake up, you put your diamond studs on, put your workout gear, your cute shades, and it is kind of the outfit you stay in the entire day.
2
Bryan Batt
I'm in love with red. I think it's such a passionate color. Every flag of every country pretty much has red it it. It's power, there's no fence sitting with red. Either you love it or you don't. I think its blood and strength and life. I do love red. I love all colors. Great shades of blue, you find them in nature. They're all magic.
3
Cecil Beaton
More varied than any landscape was the landscape in the sky, with islands of gold and silver, peninsulas of apricot and rose against a background of many shades of turquoise and azure.
4
Mike Birbiglia
What I always studied in screenwriting from my mentor John Glavin was that the most interesting characters are characters with shades of gray.
5
Charles M. Blow
All identity labels are umbrella terms to some degree, but this term 'bisexual' is not only serviceable, but it is sufficient. And yes, it brings together a bunch of people who are maybe shades different from one another. And maybe that's the beauty of labels: that they force you to be with other people and see the difference.
6
Vanna Bonta
Life is a canvas of many strokes where shades from different palettes meet into a picture so concrete that some forget it is their own, so become framed themselves.
7
Bobbi Brown
The Lilac Rose Collection isn't just about purple. It features dusty pinks and heather grays, which are more natural shades of purple and are perfect for creating a feminine smoky eye.
8
John le Carre
During the Cold War, we lived in coded times when it wasn't easy and there were shades of grey and ambiguity.
9
Jonathan Carroll
Salzburg... is a mountain town with a rushing river running right through the center, everything in the rain various shades of green and brown.
10
Neil Cavuto
I don't know if many people know this about me, but I have multiple sclerosis. So I don't have time for a lot of shades of gray. I don't have time for BS.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHADES»

Discover the use of shades in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shades and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shades
It is the story of those far-sighted enough to seek convergence and those destined to undermine its wisdom. Primarily, Shades is an intimate tale of love, friendship, acceptance and profound loss: of life, of faith and of belonging.
Marguerite Poland, 2012
2
Fifty Shades Darker
After a brief break-up, Anastasia and Christian change their arrangement and both wrestle with their inner demons, as Anastasia tries to make an important decision.
E. L. James, 2013
3
Between Shades of Gray
"Few books are beautifully written, fewer still are important; this novel is both.
Ruta Sepetys, 2011
4
Fifty Shades Freed
Romantic, liberating and totally addictive, the Fifty Shades trilogy will obsess you, possess you and stay with you for ever.
E. L. James, 2012
5
Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook
With memorable tips and revealing photographs, Fifty Shades of Chicken will have you dominating dinner. From the Hardcover edition.
F.L. Fowler, 2012
6
48 Shades of Brown
While his parents are in Geneva, sixteen-year-old Dan spends his last year of high school living with his twenty-two-year-old bass-playing aunt, Jacq, and her beautiful friend Naomi, whose active lovelife is audible through the wall between ...
Nick Earls, 1999
7
How to Make Roman Shades
How to Make Roman Shades provides a detailed how-to section showing you exactly how to install the shades using inside/outside board mounts or curtain rods and poles.
Jennifer Thoden, 2003
8
Shades of the Planet: American Literature as World Literature
These essays, written by some of the leading representatives of the discipline, enact a variety of ways to engage with this development. This is the right book at the right time.
Wai-chee Dimock, Lawrence Buell, 2007
9
Shades of Green: Business, Regulation, and Environment
"Shades of Green is a valuable, finely written investigation of determinants of the varying degree to which corporations comply--or even over-comply--with environmental regulations.
Neil Gunningham, Robert A. Kagan, Dorothy Thornton, 2003
10
12 Shades of Surrender: Chance of a Lifetime\The ...
Presents a collection of erotic romance stories from such authors as Anne Calhoun, Emelia Elmwood, Megan Hart, and Portia Da Costa.
Anne Calhoun, Adelaide Cole, Emelia Elmwood, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHADES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shades is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Fifty Shades of Grey' author EL James holds catastrophic Twitter Q&A
E.L. James , author of the Fifty Shades of Grey books, has some very passionate fans. But there are plenty of equally passionate people who do not like her ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»
2
Fifty Shades From A Man's Perspective Is Bad for Women
It's no surprise that Universal Pictures ordered a sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey, considering the S&M-themed movie adaptation of the book trilogy has so far ... «TIME, Jun 15»
3
This Brutal Video Outlines Everything Wrong With Fifty Shades Of Grey
If you're the world's biggest fan of Fifty Shades Of Grey, you probably shouldn't have clicked on this link. That's because the following video is going to tear your ... «Cinema Blend, Jun 15»
4
New Fifty Shades book stolen from publisher
A manuscript of Grey, E.L. James's hotly-anticipated new Fifty Shades book told from Christian Grey's perspective, has been stolen from the publisher, the BBC ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»
5
Fifty Shades stars not bound to potential spin-off film
After news broke earlier this week that EL James has written a new version of Fifty Shades of Grey entirely from the viewpoint of S&M-loving sociopath Christian ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
6
New 'Fifty Shades' book told from Christian's perspective
Writer E.L. James announced on her Instagram account Monday that a new "Fifty Shades" book told from hero Christian Grey's perspective will be published ... «CNN, Jun 15»
7
'Fifty Shades Darker' Movie Update: Official Release Dates For …
"Fifty Shades of Grey" stars Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan were not present for the "Fifty Shades Darker" release date confirmation at CinemaCon in Las ... «International Business Times, Apr 15»
8
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson leaves Fifty Shades of Grey franchise
“Directing Fifty Shades of Grey has been an intense and incredible journey for which I am hugely grateful. I have Universal to thank for that. I forged close and ... «Entertainment Weekly, Mar 15»
9
Fifty Shades of Grey boy, 11, causes stir at school
A boy who dressed as a character from Fifty Shades of Grey was excluded from his school's World Book Day celebrations, according to his mother. Liam Scholes ... «BBC News, Mar 15»
10
Box Office: 'Fifty Shades Of Grey' Becomes 6th R-Rated Film To Top …
Fresh off the presses, Fifty Shades of Grey has officially passed the $500 million mark at the worldwide box office. The Universal/Comcast Corp. film has earned ... «Forbes, Mar 15»

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