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shadiness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of shadiness

partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays
  • the inviting shadiness of a woodland grove
Synonyms of shadiness

dusk, penumbra, shade, shadow, umbra
Words Related to shadiness

blackness, dimness, duskiness, gloom, gloominess, murkiness, obscurity, semidarkness, somberness

cloudiness
Near Antonyms of shadiness

brightness, brilliance, effulgence, illumination, incandescence, light, lightness, lucidity, lucidness, luminance, luminosity, luminousness, radiance, radiancy

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