What is the difference between a "Spectre" and a "Shade"?

Question

What is the difference between a "Spectre" and a "Shade"?

Answer 1

Yes- Spectre is an ethereal representation of human/animal which look supernatural or frightening. Meaning it can be a ghost in many forms man, women, child or animal or a frightening apparition. Shade has the same meaning and properties.

Hamlet sees the "Shade of his Father" which meant there was a reason he was haunting the earth and not at peace.

Greek mythology- "Shade"

http://www.mythweb.com/encyc/entries/sha...

Read this short story from American myths and legends.

Answer 2

Only your dictionary knows for sure.

Answer 3

A spectre weighs 6-7kg more.

Answer 4

Shade is a synonym of Spectre....

Answer 5

Spectre has been used to mean the same as a shade except they are light instead of dark.  They have been usually synomously too of course...

Answer 6

Light and lack of light is the difference.

Answer 7

A shade is actually useful, it keeps the sun out when you have to sleep during the day.

Answer 8

They are basicly the same thing, it just depends on what part of the world you are from.