sunshade

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US/ˈsʌnˌʃeɪd/

noun

Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.

Similar
awningsunblindparasol
OriginMiddle English *sunschade ← Old English sunsċeadu →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

nounsunshade (plural sunshades)

plural sunshades

  1. Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

Similar
awningsunblind
Broader
canopy

nouna handheld collapsible source of shade

Similar
parasol
Broader
shade
Also see
awningparasolsunblind

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishsunsċeadu
  2. Middle English*sunschade
  3. Englishsunshade

From Middle English *sunschade, from Old English sunsċeadu, sunnsċeadu (“a veil, a sun-shade, a covering to keep off the sun”), equivalent to sun + shade.

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Translations

Arabic مَظَلَّة
  • مَظَلَّة (maẓalla)something to keep the sun off
Bulgarian слънчобран, сенник
  • слънчобран (slănčobran)something to keep the sun off
  • сенник (sennik)something to keep the sun off
  • тента (tenta)something to keep the sun off
Catalan para-sol
  • para-solsomething to keep the sun off
Chinese Mandarin 遮陽傘 /遮阳伞, 天棚
  • 遮陽傘 /遮阳伞 (zhēyángsǎn)something to keep the sun off
  • 天棚 (tiānpéng)something to keep the sun off
  • 遮陽板 /遮阳板 (zhēyángbǎn)something to keep the sun off
Czech slunečník, sluneční clona
  • slunečníksomething to keep the sun off
  • sluneční clonasomething to keep the sun off
Dutch zonnescherm
  • zonneschermsomething to keep the sun off
Finnish auringonvarjo
  • auringonvarjosomething to keep the sun off
French ombrelle, parasol
  • ombrellesomething to keep the sun off
  • parasolsomething to keep the sun off
German Sonnenschirm, Sonnenblende
  • Sonnenschirmsomething to keep the sun off
  • Sonnenblendesomething to keep the sun off
Hebrew סוכך, שמשייה
  • סוכך (sokhékh)something to keep the sun off
  • שמשייה (shimshiyá)something to keep the sun off
Hungarian napernyő
  • napernyősomething to keep the sun off
Italian parasole, frangisole
  • parasolesomething to keep the sun off
  • frangisolesomething to keep the sun off
Japanese 日傘, サンシェード
  • 日傘 (higasa)something to keep the sun off
  • サンシェード (sanshēdo)something to keep the sun off
  • 日除け (hiyoke)something to keep the sun off
Latin umbella
  • umbellasomething to keep the sun off
Norwegian Bokmål solskjerm
  • solskjermsomething to keep the sun off
Polish parasol od słońca
  • parasol od słońcasomething to keep the sun off
Portuguese toldo
  • toldosomething to keep the sun off
Russian наве́с, тент
  • наве́с (navés)something to keep the sun off
  • тент (tɛnt)something to keep the sun off
  • зо́нтик/зонт от со́лнца (zóntik/zont ot sólnca)something to keep the sun off
  • солнцезащитый class adjective (solncezaščityj)something to keep the sun off
Spanish tapasol
  • tapasolsomething to keep the sun off
Swedish solskydd
  • solskyddsomething to keep the sun off
Turkish şemsiye, güneş şemsiyesi
  • şemsiyesomething to keep the sun off
  • güneş şemsiyesisomething to keep the sun off
Ukrainian сонцезахисни́й екра́н
  • сонцезахисни́й екра́н (soncezaxysnýj ekrán)something to keep the sun off

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

sunshade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunshade

MLA

“sunshade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunshade. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sunshade,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sunshade.

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