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
  • On a recent, sunny Friday afternoon, Daniel Stromberg sat in the hospital cafeteria at University of Illinois Health, with a set of purple pens and white business cards spread out on the table, as people streamed in and out.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Sunday is expected to be sunny with a high near 63 and a low around 47 under clear skies overnight.
    — Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of sunny
Adjective
  • Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, and the minimalists learned from Brancusi’s serial imagery and the anonymity of his luminous, streamlined forms.
    — Michael Brenson, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The simple-but-elegant cut was made even more glamorous by the luminous nature of the fabric, which glittered underneath the lights on Friday’s red carpet.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of luminous
Adjective
  • The lucrative opportunity that Driver’s Gary is dangling in front of his brother is dazzling — and clearly suspect from the late-night canal visits to the sizable paycheck for doing comparatively nothing.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • Not just because of its dazzling display specs or positively powerful processing potential.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of dazzling
Adjective
  • In the legendary shopping district of Regent Street, the holiday lights are already ablaze, a host of illuminated angels spreading their sparkling wings above the passersby.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The event was set to present 500 illuminated drones in a choregraphed show over the ocean in honor of Veterans Day.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 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
  • The end result would be a gassy surface shining as brightly as a more exposed black hole but with the Balmer break and smooth red hump of a 5,000-kelvin star, de Graaff and Naidu theorized.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of exposed
Adjective
  • Although launched two weeks before its sibling in 1977, Voyager 2 won't reach the one light-day mark until 2035.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Nov. 2026
  • Accumulations will be light for most, ranging from a coating to locally near an inch for most, and perhaps slightly more for elevations above 3,000 feet.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 14 Nov. 2026
Definition of light
Adjective
  • Badgley most recently starred as Joe Goldberg in Netflix’s You, a brilliant bookstore manager who was also a serial killer.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The previous year, comet Tempel-Tuttle swept around the sun and was accompanied later that year by an unexpected surge of Leonid activity, with brilliant meteors darting across the sky at one or two per minute as seen from Hawaii and Australia.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of brilliant
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