shadiness

Meanings

• The quality of being misleading or deceitful in a situation.

  - "His shady business deals were exposed in the media."
  - "Despite his promises, the politician showed a shady side during the election campaign."
  - "The used-car salesman tried to sell a lemon to the unsuspecting buyer. His shady tactics were soon exposed, and he lost a valuable customer."

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Rhymes

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deceit , evasive , fraudulent , misleading , subterfuge , viciousness

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Homophones

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1. hadness
   

2. haziness
   

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Variants

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shadier , shadiest , shadily , shadiness , shadinesses , shady

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Forms

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shady business deals, shady practices, shady character, shady allegations, shady political maneuvers, shady financial transactions, shady underworld, shady past, shady reputation

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Etymology

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Originating from the Old English word 'scadan' meaning 'to deceive, to hide, to conceal', the word 'shadiness' evolved to denote the quality or state of being misleading or deceitful in a given situation.

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Related Concepts

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1. ambiguity: Ambiguity refers to the quality of being open to interpretation in more than one way.

2. duplicity: Duplicity refers to the quality of being false, deceitful, or misleading in one's actions, words, or intentions.

3. secretiveness: Secretiveness refers to the quality of being overly concealed, evasive, or reticent about one's thoughts, feelings, motivations, or actions.

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Culture

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In literature, shadiness can refer to the morally ambiguous behavior of a character. For instance, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, the protagonist Raskolnikov, who commits a murder, displays shady behavior throughout the novel. In art, shadiness can be used to create depth and dimension in a painting or drawing. For instance, in Rembrandt van Rijn's Self-Portrait with Two Circles, the artist uses shading to create a sense of volume and three-dimensionality in his portrait.

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