Umbrella Definition

ŭm-brĕlə
umbrellas
noun
A screen or shade, usually of cloth stretched over a folding radial frame, carried for protection against the rain or sun.
Webster's New World
Something shaped like an umbrella.
The umbrella of a mushroom.
American Heritage
The gelatinous, rounded mass that makes up the major part of the medusa stage of most jellyfish and certain other cnidarians.
American Heritage
Something suggestive of this.
Webster's New World
Air cover, especially during a military operation.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Umbrella

Noun

Singular:
umbrella
Plural:
umbrellas

Origin of Umbrella

  • Italian ombrella from Late Latin umbrella alteration (influenced by umbra shade) of Latin umbella parasol umbel

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Italian ombrella, umbrella (“an umbrella, sunshade"), dim. of ombra (“shade"), from Latin umbra (“shadow").

    From Wiktionary

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