shadeless

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adjective

Without shade: exposed, not sheltered from the sun.

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English shade →
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Meanings

adjectiveshadeless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout shade: exposed, not sheltered from the sun.
  2. not comparableWithout shades of colour.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ḱeh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ḱh₃tús
  3. Proto-Germanic*skaduz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skadu
  5. Old Englishsċeadu
  6. Middle Englishschade
  7. Englishshade
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. Englishshadeless

From shade + -less.

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APA

shadeless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadeless

MLA

“shadeless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadeless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shadeless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shadeless.

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