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SHADINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Questionable honesty or legality
Example:
the shadiness of their transactions
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("shadiness" is a kind of...):
unlawfulness (the quality of failing to conform to law)
Derivation:
shady (not as expected)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
Example:
there's too much shadiness to take good photographs
Synonyms:
shade; shadiness; shadowiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
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)
