Shadowiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈædoʊinəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈadəʊinəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈadəʊinəs/

4 syllables Say it as /ʃˈædoʊinəs/.

Examples

it is much cooler in the shade
there's too much shadiness to take good photographs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

shade shadiness

Parts of Speech

noun	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body “it is much cooler in the shade”

Word Forms

shady	adjective	filled with shade
shade	verb	cast a shadow over
shadowy	adjective	filled with shade

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schattenhaftigkeit

relative Dunkelheit, die dadurch entsteht, dass Lichtstrahlen von einem undurchsichtigen Körper abgefangen werden

🇫🇷French

ombre

obscurité relative causée par des rayons lumineux interceptés par un corps opaque

🇪🇸Spanish

sombra

Oscuridad relativa causada por los rayos de luz que son interceptados por un cuerpo opaco.

🇮🇹Italian

ombra

oscurità relativa causata dall'intercettazione dei raggi luminosi da parte di un corpo opaco

🇳🇱Dutch

schaduw

relatieve duisternis veroorzaakt doordat lichtstralen worden onderschept door een ondoorzichtig lichaam

🇵🇹Portuguese

sombra

escuridão relativa causada por raios de luz sendo interceptados por um corpo opaco

🇷🇺Russian

тень

относительная темнота, вызванная перехватом световых лучей непрозрачным телом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छायापन

किसी अपारदर्शी पिंड द्वारा प्रकाश किरणों के अवरोधन के कारण उत्पन्न सापेक्ष अंधकार

🇧🇩Bengali

ছায়া

আলোক রশ্মি দ্বারা সৃষ্ট আপেক্ষিক অন্ধকার একটি অস্বচ্ছ দেহ দ্বারা বাধাপ্রাপ্ত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நிழல்

ஒளிக்கதிர்கள் ஒளிபுகா உடலால் குறுக்கிடப்படுவதால் ஏற்படும் உறவினர் இருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

నీడ

కాంతి కిరణాలు అపారదర్శక శరీరం ద్వారా అడ్డగించడం వల్ల కలిగే సాపేక్ష చీకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

सावली

अपारदर्शक शरीराद्वारे प्रकाशाच्या किरणांमुळे होणारा सापेक्ष अंधार

🇮🇳Gujarati

છાયાપણું

અપારદર્શક શરીર દ્વારા અટકાવવામાં આવતા પ્રકાશ કિરણોને કારણે સંબંધિત અંધકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೆರಳು

ಬೆಳಕಿನ ಕಿರಣಗಳು ಅಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ ದೇಹದಿಂದ ತಡೆಹಿಡಿಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಾಗ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ಸಾಪೇಕ್ಷ ಕತ್ತಲೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിഴൽ

പ്രകാശകിരണങ്ങൾ അതാര്യമായ ശരീരം തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുന്നത് മൂലമുണ്ടാകുന്ന ആപേക്ഷിക ഇരുട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਛਾਵਾਂ

ਇੱਕ ਅਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਕਿਰਨਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਰੋਕਿਆ ਜਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਸਾਪੇਖਿਕ ਹਨੇਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سایہ

نسبتا تاریکی روشنی کی کرنوں کی وجہ سے ایک مبہم جسم کے ذریعہ روکی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阴暗

由于光线被不透明物体拦截而导致相对黑暗

🇯🇵Japanese

影

不透明な物体によって遮断される光線によって引き起こされる相対的な暗さ

🇰🇷Korean

어둠

불투명한 물체에 의해 광선이 차단되어 발생하는 상대적인 어둠

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bóng tối

bóng tối tương đối do các tia sáng bị chặn bởi một vật mờ đục

🇹🇭Thai

ความเงา

ความมืดสัมพัทธ์ที่เกิดจากรังสีแสงที่ถูกวัตถุทึบแสงดักไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

bayangan

kegelapan relatif yang disebabkan oleh sinar cahaya yang dicegat oleh benda buram

🇵🇭Filipino

anino

relatibong kadiliman na dulot ng mga sinag ng liwanag na naharang ng isang malabo na katawan

🇲🇾Malay

bayang-bayang

kegelapan relatif yang disebabkan oleh sinaran cahaya yang dipintas oleh jasad legap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الظل

الظلام النسبي الناجم عن اعتراض أشعة الضوء من قبل جسم معتم

🇮🇷Persian

سایه

تاریکی نسبی ناشی از رهگیری پرتوهای نور توسط یک جسم مات

🇹🇷Turkish

gölgelik

ışık ışınlarının opak bir cisim tarafından kesilmesinin neden olduğu göreceli karanlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

צללים

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