Meaning & use
unshaded
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Meanings
adjectivenot comparable
Not protected from direct light or heat by a shade, cover, or shadow.
Grammar: Describes a noun; it does not usually take 'very' or comparative forms.
Patterns
- unshaded area
- unshaded window
- leave something unshaded
The unshaded part of the garden gets very hot in the afternoon.
She sat by an unshaded window and the sun was in her eyes.
The lamp was unshaded, so the bulb glared brightly.
adjectivenot comparabletechnical
(Of a drawing or map) not darkened or filled in with shading.
Grammar: Used mainly in technical or artistic contexts to describe areas left blank or light.
Patterns
- unshaded region
- leave a section unshaded
In the diagram, the unshaded area represents the sea.
Please leave the unshaded sections of the map blank.
Common combinations
- unshaded window
- The unshaded window let in a lot of morning light.
- unshaded area
- We put the chairs in the unshaded area near the pool.
- leave something unshaded
- The artist left the background unshaded.
- unshaded bulb
- An unshaded bulb hung from the ceiling.
Synonyms and how they differ
- exposed
- Suggests being open to weather or danger, not just light; 'unshaded' is more specific to lack of shade.
- sunlit
- Means lit by the sun, often in a positive way; 'unshaded' simply states there is no shade.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: unshaded or unshadowed?
unshaded vs unshadowed
Very rare and literary; it means not cast into shadow. 'Unshaded' is the everyday word for areas without shade.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'unshaded' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Unshaded' describes something that has no shade, so an unshaded window lets in light. A tree that provides shade is shaded, not unshaded; a hat that protects is a shade, so it is not unshaded; and 'unshaded' does not describe a feeling.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “unshaded”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.