Shadowy

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Relating to or resembling a shadow.
  • adj. Full of or dark with shadow. See Synonyms at dark.
  • adj. Lacking distinctness; faint.
  • adj. Lacking substance; unsubstantial.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. In shadow; darkened by shadows.
  • adj. Dark, obscure.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow.
  • adj. Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim.
  • adj. Not brightly luminous; faintly light.
  • adj. Faintly representative; hence, typical.
  • adj. Unsubstantial; unreal.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Full of, causing, or affording shadow or shade; shady; hence, dark; gloomy.
  • Faintly representative; typical.
  • Like a shadow; hence, ghostlike; unsubstantial; unreal; obscure; dim.
  • Indulging in fancies or dreamy imaginations.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. lacking clarity or distinctness
  • adj. filled with shade
  • adj. lacking in substance
  • Equivalent
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    obscure    gloomy    dim    unsubstantial    unreal    shady    imaginary    ghostly   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dim    ghostly    misty    gloomy    mysterious    distant    dusky    very    narrow    rocky