Learn English – the word for this type of shade mixed with spots of sunlight

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What is the word/phrase which describes that type of shade which one can witness on a sunny day under a tree which doesn't have very thick foliage; the one which is a mixture of shadow spots formed by the leaves and light spots from the sunlight coming between them?

Best Answer

What about dappled shade?

dappled
adjective
Marked with spots or rounded patches.
‘Nam's yard sat soft-lit under a few swinging lanterns amid dappled shade from the trees.’ (ODO)

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The best place to be today was in the woods, in the dappled shade of Barming Woods, away from the 27.C heat! (Source)

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