SHADELESS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

shadeless

adjective

Definition of shadeless

as in sunny

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Adjective

In recent years, the Golden State has become a major hub for millennial homebuyers seeking sunny weather, career opportunities and a higher quality of life.

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
To attract them to your garden, Biggs recommends avoiding pesticides and building fishless ponds and sunny areas with perches.

— Olga R. Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sunny

Adjective

At the same time, the drops have suspended pigments that melt into the skin rather than sitting on top of it, creating a more even skin tone with a natural, slightly luminous finish.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
White, meanwhile, instantly lightens an outfit to add a luminous, almost ethereal touch.

— Emma Bocchi, Glamour, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of luminous

Adjective

Bakos said the overall effect of the mirrors would depend on the reflectiveness of the illuminated surface and the cloudiness of the sky.

— Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The energy was later brought back up, getting fans back on their feet, when Karol G and her dancers started making their way to the illuminated stone pool on the B-stage.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of illuminated

Adjective

Both actors are incandescent and the chemistry between them is off the charts, and Calvani is even more adorable this season as the demonstrative and frank Italian who longs for his homeland.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 May 2026
Each meteoroid collides with Earth's upper atmosphere at 41 miles (66 km) per second, creating an incandescent trail of shocked, ionized air.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 May 2026

Definition of incandescent

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Morgan Stanley said Equinix and Digital Realty are less exposed because their facilities average roughly 5 to 10 megawatts, far below the gigawatt-scale AI campuses planned by hyperscalers and neocloud operators.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
The fact that my life is so exposed is incredibly complex for me.

— Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exposed

Adjective

The show becomes attached to the drive, campsite, weather, and whatever food seemed like a brilliant idea after eight hours outside.

— Svetlana Khachiyan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Part of a continuing cycle People often think of scientific discovery as a eureka light bulb above the head of a brilliant scientist, but discovery rarely happens that way.

— Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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