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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesdubbiosità
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dubboziˈta
"La dubbiosità della situazione lo rese cauto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Behavior or a situation that is suspicious, dishonest, or morally questionable.
"There was a certain amount of shadiness in the way the contract was awarded." - 2
The quality of being untrustworthy or associated with illicit activities.
"He tried to ignore the subtle shadiness of his new business partner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective shady, which stems from the Old English noun scead meaning 'shadow' or 'shade', combined with the suffix -ness. Over time, the physical sense of casting a shadow evolved metaphorically during the 19th and 20th centuries to describe questionable, dishonest, or illicit behavior conducted out of sight.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shadiness" is said worldwide
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louche
Transliteration: luʃ
"Il y a un côté louche dans cette affaire."
Zwielichtigkeit
Transliteration: ˈt͡sviːˌlɪçtɪçkaɪ̯t
"Die Zwielichtigkeit des Angebots machte ihn misstrauisch."
dubbiosità
Transliteration: dubboziˈta
"La dubbiosità della situazione lo rese cauto."
turbio
Transliteration: ˈtuɾ.bjo
"Había algo turbio en sus intenciones."
suspeito
Transliteration: susˈpej.tu
"Havia muita suspeita em torno daquele negócio."
संदheस्पदता
Transliteration: sandigdhtaa
Script: संदिग्धता
"इस सौदे में काफी संदिग्धता थी।"
可疑
Transliteration: kěyí
"这家公司的可疑之处让人担忧。"
수상함
Transliteration: susangham
"그 계약에는 뭔가 수상함이 있었습니다."
怪しさ
Transliteration: ayashisa
"その取引には何か怪しさがあった。"
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