noun
Meaning 1
The property of being shady.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
shadiness
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noun
Meaning 2
of questionable honesty or legality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable
- the shadiness of their transactions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unlawfulness
noun
Meaning 3
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- it is much cooler in the shade
- there's too much shadiness to take good photographs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shade, shadowiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: semidarkness
Narrower terms: shadow
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English shady Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English shadiness From shady + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Latin: opacitas — the property of being shady