shadowy - Meaning in Sanskrit

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shadowy - Meaning in Sanskrit

shadowy Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of shadowy in English

shadowy adjective

1. filled with shade

   Synonyms

   shadowed, shady, umbrageous

   Examples

   • "cool umbrageous woodlands"
   • "the shady side of the street"
   • "the surface of the pond is dark and shadowed"
   • "we sat on rocks in a shadowy cove"
2. lacking in substance

   Synonyms

   wraithlike

   Examples

   • "a wraithlike column of smoke"
   • "dim shadowy forms"
   • "strange fancies of unreal and shadowy worlds"
3. lacking clarity or distinctness

   Synonyms

   dim, dim, faint, vague, wispy

   Examples

   • "a dim figure in the distance"
   • "a few wispy memories of childhood"
   • "only a faint recollection"
   • "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"
   • "shadowy figures in the gloom"

Synonyms of shadowy

• shadowed, shady, umbrageous
• wraithlike
• dim, faint, vague, wispy

Description

A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or a reverse projection of the object blocking the light.

Also see "Shadow" on Wikipedia

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