How to Pronounce "shades of"
expression
SHAYDZ-uhv
SHAYDZ-ov
Definition
'Shades of' is used to talk about different slight variations of a color, or more commonly, to show similarity or remind someone of something else, as in 'shades of the past.'
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃeɪdz/ /ˈəv
British English
ʃˈeɪdz/ /ˈɒv
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHAYDZ-uhv
UK
SHAYDZ-ov
Listen in Context
The carpet is made of many shades of green.
Her new song gave me shades of 90s pop music.
Watching that movie, I felt shades of classic horror.
His speech had shades of last year's controversy.