umbrella
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umbrella
- /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ US, UK
- /ˈʌm.bɹɛl.ə/ Southern US
Rhymes with -ɛlə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian ombrella (“parasol, sunshade”), from Late Latin umbrella (influenced by umbra (“shadow, shade”)), from Latin umbella, from umbra + -la (diminutive suffix).
noun umbrellas · brella · humbrella · ombrella · umbrello · umbreller
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A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun.
Quick, grab that umbrella before you get rained on!
Similar: brelly
- Anything that provides similar protection. The fighters provide a defensive air umbrella over the battle group.
- Anything that provides similar overarching coverage of a range of concepts, purposes, groups, etc. The test facility was established under the umbrella of the company's quality program.
- A strategy in which five players in the offensive zone form an umbrella-shaped formation around the opposition's goal net.
- The main body of a jellyfish, excluding the tentacles. Jellyfish are composed of more than 90% water and most of their umbrella mass is made up of gelatinous material.
- An umbrella-shaped reflector with a white or silvery inner surface, used to diffuse a nearby light. Using umbrellas for shooting a wedding party is ok, but not necessary.
Similar: chatta, chatra, rainshade, parapluie, gamp, bumbershoot, umbershoot, rain napper
verb umbrellas · umbrellaing · umbrellaed · brella · humbrella
- To cover or protect, as if by an umbrella. Experts with saws and ladders came and lopped off the lower branches. This sent the tree's growth rushing violently to her head in a lush overhanging which umbrellaed the House of All Sorts.
- To form the dome shape of an open umbrella. Bright yellow gowns fit them tightly and umbrellaed from their waist to just below the knees.
- To move like a jellyfish. The light catches the filigreed tendrils and graceful motion of the jellies, their orange bodies umbrella-ing along like fairy parasols come to life.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: comprehensive, sunshade, parasol, bag, cover, rooftop, roof, ceiling, blanket, facade, dome, visor, shield, framework, breastplate, hood
noun
Similar: chatta, chatra, rainshade, parapluie, gamp, bumbershoot, umbershoot, rain napper
Translations
Every language
noun cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun
| Español | paraguas, ambrela, quitaguas, bateaguas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우산 usan |
| 日本語 | 傘 kasa, 蝙蝠傘 kōmorigasa |
| 中文 | 傘 /伞 sǎn, 雨傘 /雨伞 yǔsǎn |
| हिन्दी | छाता chātā, छतरी chatrī |
| Kiswahili | mwavuli |
| Português | guarda-chuva, guarda-sol, sombrinha |
| Français | parapluie, parasol, ombrelle |
| Deutsch | Schirm, Regenschirm, Sonnenschirm |
| Italiano | ombrello, parapioggia |
| Ελληνικά | ομπρέλα ompréla, αλεξήλιο alexílio |
| Română | umbrelă |
| Русский | зо́нтик zóntik, зонт zont |
| Tiếng Việt | dù, ô |
| العربية | مِظَلَّة miẓalla, شَمْسِيَّة šamsiyya |
| עברית | מִטְרִיָּה mitriá, שמשייה shimshiyá |
noun anything that provides protection
| Español | amparo, paraguas |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Schirm |
| العربية | وَاقٍ wāqin, الْوَاقِي al-wāqī |
noun something that covers a wide range of concepts, ideas, etc.
| Deutsch | Dach |
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title = {umbrella},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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