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shadowiness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or property of being shadowy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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, shadiness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: semidarkness

Narrower terms: shadow

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English shadowy 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 shadowiness From shadowy + -ness.