SHADINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shadiness mean? 

• SHADINESS (noun)
  The noun SHADINESS has 2 senses:

1. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

2. questionable honesty or legality

  Familiarity information: SHADINESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHADINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

shade; shadiness; shadowiness

Context example:

there's too much shadiness to take good photographs

Hypernyms ("shadiness" is a kind of...):

semidarkness (partial darkness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shadiness"):

shadow (shade within clear boundaries)

Derivation:

shady (filled with shade)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Questionable honesty or legality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

the shadiness of their transactions

Hypernyms ("shadiness" is a kind of...):

unlawfulness (the quality of failing to conform to law)

Derivation:

shady (not as expected)