shadiness

English Thesaurus

1. of questionable honesty or legality (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	unlawfulness,
definition	:	the quality of failing to conform to law (noun.attribute)

2. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body (noun.state)

hypernym	:	semidarkness,
definition	:	partial darkness (noun.state)

hyponym	:	shadow,
definition	:	shade within clear boundaries (noun.state)

3. of questionable honesty or legality (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fly-by-night, shady,
definition	:	(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous (adj.all)

4. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body (noun.state)

derivation	:	shade, shade off, shadow,
definition	:	cast a shadow over (verb.weather)

derivation	:	shadowed, shadowy, shady, umbrageous,
definition	:	filled with shade (adj.all)

5. of questionable honesty or legality (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	fly-by-night, shady,
definition	:	(of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous (adj.all)

6. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body (noun.state)

derivation	:	shade, shade off, shadow,
definition	:	cast a shadow over (verb.weather)

derivation	:	shadowed, shadowy, shady, umbrageous,
definition	:	filled with shade (adj.all)