shade vs apparition

apparition vs shade

shade and apparition both are nouns.

shade is a verb but apparition is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shade	Yes	No	Yes	No
apparition	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, apparition is a hypernym of shade; that is, apparition is a word with a broader meaning than shade:

shade: a mental representation of some haunting experience
apparition: something existing in perception only

Other hypernyms of shade include fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow.

shade (noun)	apparition (noun)
protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight	an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly
a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)	something existing in perception only
a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view	the appearance of a ghostlike figure
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color	a ghostly appearing figure
a mental representation of some haunting experience
a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
a slight amount or degree of difference
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
a position of relative inferiority

shade (verb)	apparition (verb)
pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
vary slightly
protect from light, heat, or view
represent the effect of shade or shadow on
cast a shadow over

Difference between shade and apparition

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