| NOUN | state | shadiness, shade, shadowiness | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body |
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| attribute | shadiness | of questionable honesty or legality |
| Meaning | relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body. | |
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| Example | "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs" | |
| Synonyms | shade, shadowiness | |
| Narrower | shadow | shade within clear boundaries |
| Broader | semidarkness | partial darkness |
| Spanish | cortina, sombra | |
| Catalan | ombra | |
| Adjectives | shady | filled with shade |
| Meaning | Of questionable honesty or legality. | |
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| Examples |
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| Broader | unlawfulness | The quality of failing to conform to law |
| Spanish | deshonestidad | |
| Adjectives | shady | not as expected |
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