darkness caused by cutting off direct light; a small difference; a degree of depth of colour
dimness
Cases of word usage
1) an umbrella used to give shade from the sun (parasol)
2) giving shade from sunlight; situated in shade (shady)
3) a (pale or delicate) shade or variety of colour (tint)
4) a sound, especially with reference to its quality; a quality of the voice in speaking; shade (of colour); degree (of light); any one of the five larger intervals between one note and the next (tone)
