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View usage for: (ʃædoʊi) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]A shadowy place is dark or full of shadows. I watched him from a shadowy corner. ...a broad, shadowy room. Synonyms: dark, shaded, dim, gloomy More Synonyms of shadowy 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]A shadowy figure or shape is someone or something that you can hardly see because they are in a dark place. ...a tall, shadowy figure silhouetted against the pale wall. ...the shadowy shape of a big barge loaded with logs. Synonyms: vague, indistinct, faint, ghostly More Synonyms of shadowy 3. adjectiveYou describe activities and people as shadowy when very little is known about them. ...the shadowy world of spies. ...a shadowy group calling itself the People's Army. shadowy in British English (ˈʃædəʊɪ) adjective1. full of shadows; dark; shady 2. resembling a shadow in faintness; vague 4. mysterious or secretive a shadowy underworld figure Derived forms shadowiness (ˈshadowiness) noun shadowy in American English (ˈʃædoʊi) adjective1. that is or is like a shadow ; specif.,a. without reality or substance; illusory 2. shaded or full of shadow Derived forms shadowiness (ˈshadowiness) noun Examples of 'shadowy' in a sentenceshadowy In other languagesshadowy British English: shadowy ADJECTIVE A shadowy place is dark or full of shadows. I watched him from a shadowy corner. - American English: shadowy
- Brazilian Portuguese: sombrio
- Chinese: 阴暗的
- European Spanish: oscuro
- French: sombre
- German: schattig
- Italian: buio
- Japanese: 陰になった
- Korean: 어두운
- European Portuguese: sombrio
- Latin American Spanish: oscuro
Definition (of a place) full of shadows I watched him from a shadowy corner. Synonyms shaded crepuscular tenebrous tenebrious Definition faint or dark like a shadow the shadowy shape of a big barge loaded with logs Synonyms illusory impalpable (formal) unsubstantial wraithlike Additional synonymsDefinition badly lit The room was dim and cool and quiet. Synonyms poorly lit, dark, gloomy, murky, shady, shadowy, dusky, crepuscular, darkish, tenebrous, unilluminated, caliginous (archaic) Definition not clear in the mind My childhood is now a dim memory. Synonyms obscure, remote, vague, confused, shadowy, imperfect, hazy, sketchy, intangible, indistinctHer paintings have a dreamlike quality. Synonyms unreal, visionary, surreal, illusory, hallucinatory, trancelike, chimerical, phantasmagorical, phantasmagoric, unsubstantialAdditional synonymsDefinition dim or shadowy He was walking down the road one dusky evening. Synonyms dim, twilight, shady, shadowy, gloomy, murky, cloudy, overcast, crepuscular, darkish, twilit, tenebrous, caliginous (archaic) Definition lacking clarity, brightness, or volume He became aware of the soft, faint sounds of water dripping. Synonyms dim, low, light, soft, thin, faded, whispered, distant, dull, delicate, vague, unclear, muted, subdued, faltering, hushed, bleached, feeble, indefinite, muffled, hazy, ill-defined, indistinctDefinition suggestive of a funeral He addressed the group in funereal tones. Synonyms gloomy, dark, sad, grave, depressing, dismal, lamenting, solemn, dreary, sombre, woeful, mournful, lugubrious, sepulchral, dirge-like, deathlike Definition frightening in appearance or effect The moon shed a ghostly light on the fields. Synonyms unearthly, weird, phantom, eerie, supernatural, uncanny, spooky (informal), spectral, eldritch (poetic), ghostlike, phantasmal, wraithlike Definition dark or dismal Inside it's gloomy after all that sunshine. Synonyms dark, dull, dim, dismal, black, grey, obscure, murky, dreary, sombre, shadowy, overcast, dusky, crepuscular, Stygian (literary), tenebrousDefinition existing only in the imagination Lots of children have imaginary friends. Synonyms fictional, made-up, invented, supposed, imagined, assumed, ideal, fancied, legendary, visionary, shadowy, unreal, hypothetical, fanciful, fictitious, mythological, illusory, nonexistent, dreamlike, hallucinatory, illusive, chimerical, unsubstantial, phantasmal, suppositious, imagal Definition not able to be felt by touching Synonyms intangible, fine, thin, delicate, shadowy, airy, tenuous, disembodied, insubstantial, imperceptible, indistinct, incorporeal, unsubstantialDefinition unable to be seen or heard clearly The lettering is fuzzy and indistinct. Synonyms unclear, confused, obscure, faint, blurred, vague, doubtful, ambiguous, fuzzy, shadowy, indefinite, misty, hazy, unintelligible, indistinguishable, indeterminate, bleary, undefined, out of focus, ill-defined, indiscernibleDefinition difficult for the mind to grasp the intangible dimensions of our existence Synonyms abstract, vague, invisible, dim, elusive, shadowy, airy, unreal, indefinite, ethereal, evanescent, incorporeal, impalpable (formal), unsubstantialDefinition gloomy or dark Their plane crashed in murky weather. Synonyms dark, gloomy, dismal, grey, dull, obscure, dim, dreary, cloudy, misty, impenetrable, foggy, overcast, dusky, nebulous, cheerlessAdditional synonymsWe glimpsed a nebulous figure through the mist. Synonyms obscure, vague, dim, murky, shadowy, cloudy, misty, hazy, amorphous, indeterminate, shapeless, indistinct, unformed Definition unclear or indistinct The hills were just an obscure shape in the mist. Synonyms indistinct, vague, blurred, dark, clouded, faint, dim, gloomy, veiled, murky, fuzzy, shadowy, cloudy, misty, hazy, indistinguishable, indeterminate, dusky, undefined, out of focus, ill-defined, obfuscated, indiscernible, tenebrousDefinition not easily understood The contract is written in obscure language. Synonyms abstruse, involved, complex, confusing, puzzling, subtle, mysterious, deep, vague, unclear, doubtful, mystical, intricate, ambiguous, enigmatic, esoteric, perplexing, occult, opaque, incomprehensible, arcane, cryptic, unfathomable, recondite, Delphic, clear as mud (informal) Definition deceptive or unreal a phantom pregnancy Synonyms imaginary, imagined, fictitious, illusory, nonexistent, hallucinatory Definition giving or casting shade After flowering, place the pot in a shady spot. Synonyms shaded, cool, shadowy, dim, leafy, bowery, bosky (literary), umbrageous the spectral quality of the light Synonyms ghostly, unearthly, eerie, supernatural, weird, phantom, shadowy, uncanny, spooky (informal), insubstantial, incorporeal, wraithlike blurry lines and undefined borders Synonyms indistinct, blurred, vague, obscure, dim, shadowy, indefinite, misty, hazy, indistinguishable, blurry, nebulous, formless, barely perceptible Definition existing only in the imagination or giving the impression of doing so There are few more unreal worlds than that of the celebrity. Synonyms imaginary, make-believe, illusory, fabulous, visionary, mythical, fanciful, fictitious, intangible, immaterial, storybook, insubstantial, nebulous, dreamlike, impalpable, chimerical, phantasmagoric |