shadiness

2 definitions found

shadiness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Shadiness \Shad"i*ness\, n.
     Quality or state of being shady.
     [1913 Webster]

shadiness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  shadiness
      n 1: relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by
           an opaque body; "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's
           too much shadiness to take good photographs" [syn: shade,
           shadiness, shadowiness]
      2: of questionable honesty or legality; "they acted with such
         obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable";
         "the shadiness of their transactions"