English → Latin
“shadowy, shady” in Latin
opācusshaded, darkened; in the shade; shady, dark; casting shade; obscureumbrōsusshady, shadowyumbrifershade-bringing, shade-giving, casting a shadow, shady; bearing or carrying the shades of the deadplatanusplanetree, sycamore
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shadowy, shady
opacus: umbrosus (the distinction between which, perhaps, is like that of shadowy and shady, but which probably was hardly observed or noticed; umbrifer, however = throwing a shade over, or affording shade, is poetical). This shady plane-tree, platanus, quae ad opacandum hunc locum patulis est diffusa ramis.
Unsubstantial, Vid:
Typical, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shadowy, shady?
- The usual Latin words for “shadowy, shady” are opācus, umbrōsus, umbrifer; also platanus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.