shadiness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
it is much cooler in the shade
Types & categories
- semidarkness hypernym
- shadow hyponym
Related & opposite
- shade derivation
- umbrageous derivation
Sense 2 noun
of questionable honesty or legality
they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable
Types & categories
- unlawfulness hypernym
Related & opposite
- fly-by-night derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | shade |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | umbrageous |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | semidarkness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shadow |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fly-by-night |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | unlawfulness |