SHADINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)

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)