• Shadow Definition & Synonyms

  1. (n.) To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.
  2. (n.) To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as, a detective shadows a criminal.
  3. (n.) A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.
  4. (n.) An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration; indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical representation; type.
  5. (n.) To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.
  6. (n.) To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.
  7. (n.) Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note under Shade, n., 1.
  8. (n.) An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited.
  9. (n.) A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water.
  10. (n.) To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.
  11. (n.) A small degree; a shade.
  12. (n.) To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence, to represent typically.
  13. (n.) To conceal; to hide; to screen.
  14. (n.) Darkness; shade; obscurity.
  15. (n.) That which follows or attends a person or thing like a shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious follower.
  16. (n.) A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom.

Apparition, Dark, Darkness, Dwarf, Overshadow, Phantom, Shade, Tail, Trace, Vestige,

• Shadowless Definition & Synonyms

  1. (a.) Having no shadow.