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shadow
English
Etymology
From Middle English schadowe, schadewe, schadwe (also schade > shade), from Old English s?eaduwe, s?eadwe, oblique form of s?eadu (“shadow, shade; darkness; protection”), from Proto-West Germanic *skadu, from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (“shade, shadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)?eh?- (“darkness”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: sh?d??, IPA(key): /??ædo?/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: sh?d??, IPA(key): /??æd??/
- Rhymes: -æd??
- Hyphenation: shad?ow
Noun
shadow (countable and uncountable, plural shadows)
- A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- Relative darkness, especially as caused by the interruption of light; gloom, obscurity.
- 1656, John Denham, The Destruction of Troy
- A area protected by an obstacle (likened to an object blocking out sunlight).
- (obsolete) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
- That which looms as though a shadow.
- A small degree; a shade.
- An imperfect and faint representation.
- (Britain, law enforcement) A trainee, assigned to work with an experienced officer.
- One who secretly or furtively follows another.
- An inseparable companion.
- (typography) A drop shadow effect applied to lettering in word processors etc.
- An influence, especially a pervasive or a negative one.
- A spirit; a ghost; a shade.
- (obsolete, Latinism) An uninvited guest accompanying one who was invited.
- Synonym: umbra
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Nares to this entry?)
- (psychology) In Jungian psychology, an unconscious aspect of the personality.
Usage notes
- A person (or object) is said to "cast", "have", or "throw" a shadow if that shadow is caused by the person (either literally, by eclipsing a light source, or figuratively). The shadow may then be described as the shadow "cast" or "thrown" by the person, or as the shadow "of" the person, or simply as the person's shadow.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
shadow (third-person singular simple present shadows, present participle shadowing, simple past and past participle shadowed)
- (transitive) To shade, cloud, or darken.
- The artist chose to shadow this corner of the painting.
- (transitive) To block light or radio transmission from.
- Looks like that cloud's going to shadow us.
- (espionage) To secretly or discreetly track or follow another, to keep under surveillance.
- (transitive) To represent faintly and imperfectly.
- (transitive) To hide; to conceal.
- (transitive) To accompany (a professional) during the working day, so as to learn about an occupation one intends to take up.
- (transitive, programming) To make (an identifier, usually a variable) inaccessible by declaring another of the same name within the scope of the first.
- (transitive, computing) To apply the shadowing process to (the contents of ROM).
Derived terms
- beshadow
- foreshadow
- overshadow
- unshadow
Translations
Adjective
shadow (comparative more shadow, superlative most shadow)
- Unofficial, informal, unauthorized, but acting as though it were.
- The human resources department has a shadow information technology group without headquarters knowledge.
- Having power or influence, but not widely known or recognized.
- The director has been giving shadow leadership to the other group's project to ensure its success.
- The illuminati shadow group has been pulling strings from behind the scenes.
- (politics) Acting in a leadership role before being formally recognized.
- The shadow cabinet cannot agree on the terms of the agreement due immediately after they are sworn in.
- The insurgents’ shadow government is being crippled by the federal military strikes.
- (Australia, politics) Part of, or related to, the opposition in government.
Derived terms
- shadow government
- shadow price
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obnubilate
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin obn?bil?tus, perfect passive participle of obn?bil? (“cover with clouds or fog”), from ob- +? n?bil? (“be cloudy”), from n?b?s (“cloud”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)newd?- (“to cover”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?nju?b?l?t/
Adjective
obnubilate (comparative more obnubilate, superlative most obnubilate)
- (obsolete) Covered or darkened as with a cloud; overclouded; obscured.
- 1575, John Rolland (aut.), W. Gregor (ed.), Ane Treatise callit the Court of Venvs (1884), bk 1, ll. 244–251 (p. 23):
- 1610, John Healey (tr.), St. Augu?tine, of the Citie of God, bk 19, ch. 4, p. 758:
- 1630, John Taylor, All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-poet, epigram 36, p. 266/1:
- 1860, George William Bagby (aut., ed.), “Editor’s Table” in The Southern Literary Messenger XXXI (N.S. X), p. 74:
- 1575, John Rolland (aut.), W. Gregor (ed.), Ane Treatise callit the Court of Venvs (1884), bk 1, ll. 244–251 (p. 23):
Translations
References
- “†?Obnu·bilate, ppl. a.” in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st edition), volume VII (O, P; 1909), § i (O, ed. James Augustus Henry Murray), page 25/3
- “† obnubilate, adj.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd edition, March 2004)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin obn?bil?, as above.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?b?nju?b?le?t/
Verb
obnubilate (third-person singular simple present obnubilates, present participle obnubilating, simple past and past participle obnubilated)
- (obsolete) To obscure, to shadow.
- To make cloudy.
Derived terms
- obnubilated (adjective)
References
- “Obnubilate, v.” in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st edition), volume VII (O, P; 1909), § i (O, ed. James Augustus Henry Murray), page 25/3
- “obnubilate, v.” in the Oxford English Dictionary (3rd edition, March 2004)
Related terms
- obnubilation
- obnubilous
Italian
Verb
obnubilate
- second-person plural present indicative of obnubilare
- second-person plural imperative of obnubilare
- feminine plural of obnubilato
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