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shadeless

adjective

Definition of shadelessnext
as in sunny

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shadeless
  1. sunny
  2. luminous
  3. dazzling
  4. illuminated
  5. incandescent
  6. exposed
  7. light
  8. brilliant
Adjective
  • The day of the meetup itself was beautiful — sunny and in the low-’70s.
    — E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
  • If starting seeds indoors, use seed starting mix and place the seeds by a sunny window or use grow lights.
    — Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sunny
Adjective
  • Gilly’s Enchanting Makeup If Bullock has a more natural, matte makeup look in the sequel, Kidman’s vibe is more whimsical and luminous to juxtapose the personalities of the sisters.
    — Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Because what Company does have is a deep sense of place and an austere, luminous beauty.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of luminous
Adjective
  • Put a small telescope on Venus this week and its appearance is completely different from the dazzling dot seen with the naked eye.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • On September 3, Sweeney made a dazzling entrance at an Armani Beauty dinner in Venice.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of dazzling
Adjective
  • Greatest brilliancy marks the sweet spot between the two, when Venus' apparent size and shrinking phase combine to give us the greatest apparent area of illuminated Venus in our sky.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Drivers can trigger the car's full performance via a dedicated illuminated red GTI button on the steering wheel.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 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
Adjective
  • 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
  • Some need only light intelligence—converting structured output into natural language, organizing OCR results or classifying simple requests.
    — Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Our partial Bosphorus view room is flooded with light thanks to lofty ceilings and large windows framing water, woodland and the city skyline.
    — Vicki Power, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of light
Adjective
  • Baseball fans have long marveled at how the Dominican Republic, a tiny island nation with a population akin to Ohio, has produced so many brilliant players — roughly 10% of the major league.
    — Tracy Weber, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Punk For seven brilliant years in the nineties, the Washington punk-rock band Bikini Kill kicked up a ruckus as pioneers of the riot-grrrl movement.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of brilliant
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