shadowiness
- noun
- /ˈʃædoʊiˌnəs/
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sombras
- The shadowiness of the forest made it difficult to see the path ahead.
Examples
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As the sun set, the shadowiness of the room created a cozy atmosphere.
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Their satin shades, pinkish and smooth as dresses, gave the room an amorous shadowiness when you lit them at dusk.
Fiction book (2001) -
There's sort of like fogginess, the shadowiness of our minds.
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A fading of the light draws my eyes to an oval patch of darkness on the water and a floating ovoid of darkness in the air, an interrupted shadowiness to the west.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the evening, the shadowiness of the alley made her feel uneasy.
Synonyms
102
1.0
A dark area where sunlight does not reach
20
3.6
Low light or darkness that makes a place feel sad
11
1.0
A deep, strong color often used in cloth or paint
1
4.4
Low light when a place is partly dark
1
6.9
Dark or dim so things are hard to see
1
5.9
Cloudy darkness that makes it hard to see through water or air
Partial darkness when something blocks the light
A low level of light, like at sunset
A state of dim light when a place looks dark and shadowy
Darkness or low light that makes things hard to see
Antonyms
How Shadowy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shadowiness comes from the simple word shadow, which is like the word 'shade' meaning 'a dark area', plus the ending -iness meaning 'the state of being'. So, shadowiness is the 'state of being in shadow' or the quality of relative darkness.