English → Latin
“shading” in Latin
umbrashadow; shade, ghost, phantom, apparition; the realm of shades, the shades, the world below or underworlddēlicātusalluring, charming, delightful; voluptuous; soft, tender, delicate; effeminate, spoilt with indulgence
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shading
(in painting)(in painting), umbrae: umbra et recessus: transitus colorum (†). Delicate or soft shading, tenues parvi discriminis umbrae (Ov., Mel., 6, 62).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shading?
- The usual Latin words for “shading” are umbra, dēlicātus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.