shadiness
Lack of sunlight
Shadiness is the quality of being shady—either literally providing shade or figuratively suggesting something questionable or dishonest.
A tree's shadiness offers welcome relief from sun.
A business deal's shadiness makes you suspect fraud: The whole arrangement had an air of shadiness that made investors nervous.
The figurative sense dominates contemporary usage.
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- darknessTotal absence of light
- twilightLight after sunset
- duskDimming after sundown
- penumbraRegion of partial illumination
umbra · obscurity · murk · dimness · overcast · mottled · darkened · subdued
Absence of confidence
- warinessCautious distrust
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- dubiousnessQuality of being questionable
- misgivingUneasy feeling of doubt
unease · doubt · scrutiny · leery · wary · questioning · incredulity · hesitation
Incomplete or suspicious
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
- crookedBent or dishonest
dodgy · sleazy · disreputable · unscrupulous · fishy · suspect · corrupt · fraudulent
Overhead protective covering
- awningMounted overhead shelter
- arborGarden trellis structure
- pergolaLatticework frame for climbers
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
parasol · gazebo · veranda · trellis · bower · overhang · porch · pavilion
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
cloak-and-dagger · stealth · concealment · backroom · hush-hush · incognito · veiled · hidden
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
penumbra · umbra · obscurity · murk · dimness · overcast · mottled · darkened · subdued · half-light
distrust
Absence of confidence
- warinessCautious distrust
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
- dubiousnessQuality of being questionable
misgiving · unease · doubt · scrutiny · leery · wary · questioning · incredulity · hesitation · caution
sketchy
Incomplete or suspicious
- dubiousOf uncertain reliability
- questionableOf uncertain validity
- underhandedSecretly dishonest or unfair
crooked · dodgy · sleazy · disreputable · unscrupulous · fishy · suspect · corrupt · fraudulent · deceitful
canopy
Overhead protective covering
umbrella · parasol · gazebo · veranda · trellis · bower · overhang · porch · pavilion · leafiness
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- covertIntentionally concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- furtiveSecretive and sly
surreptitious · cloak-and-dagger · stealth · concealment · backroom · hush-hush · incognito · veiled · hidden · under-the-table
- dishonestydishonesty, deceit, duplicity, lying, mendacity
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- disgracedishonor, disgrace, downfall, stigma, scandal
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- doubtdoubt, doubts, doubting, doubtful, skepticism
- Unreliabilityflakiness, inconsistency, undependability, untrustworthiness, unpredictability
shadinessbrightness
Degree of light emitted
light · sunniness · luminosity · radiance · brilliance
shadinesshonesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
integrity · trustworthiness · transparency · uprightness · honorableness
shade, shadow, shady, shaded, shades, overshadow, unshaded, shader