1. the quality or state of being shadowy; vagueness or indistinctness
Usage: plural form of shadowiness; formal

Examples

• The shadowinesses of the old photographs made it difficult to identify the people in them.
• Critics noted the shadowinesses in the author’s descriptions of the mysterious characters.
• The painting captured the various shadowinesses of the forest at dusk.
• Legal experts debated the shadowinesses present in the contract’s language.
• The shadowinesses of memory made it hard for her to recall exact details.