shadiness

shad·y (sh

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adj. shad·i·er, shad·i·est

1. Full of shade; shaded.

2. Casting shade: a shady grove.

3. Quiet, dark, or concealed; hidden.

4. Of dubious character or honesty; questionable. See Synonyms at dark.

shadi·ly adv.

shadi·ness n.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	shadiness - relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" shade, shadowiness semidarkness - partial darkness shadow - shade within clear boundaries
	2.	shadiness - of questionable honesty or legality; "they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable"; "the shadiness of their transactions" unlawfulness - the quality of failing to conform to law

Translations

shadiness [ˈʃeɪdɪnɪs] N

1. (= shade) → sombra f, lo umbroso

2. (= dubiousness) [of person] → dudosa honradez f; [of deal] → lo turbio, carácter m turbio

shadiness

n → Schattigkeit f; (fig) → Zwielichtigkeit f

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blackness
corruption
darkness
obscurity
semidarkness
shade
shadow
Shadowiness
shady
sleaze
Umbrosity
unlawfulness

He would have heard of channels and sandbanks, of natural features of the land useful for sea-marks, of villages and tribes and modes of barter and precautions to take: with the instructive tales about native chiefs dyed more or less blue, whose character for greediness, ferocity, or amiability must have been expounded to him with that capacity for vivid language which seems joined naturally to the shadiness of moral character and recklessness of disposition.

The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context

I feel gratefully the coolness and shadiness and quiet of the room.

The Moonstone by Collins, Wilkie View in context

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