Dodginess

/ˈdɒdʒɪnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being dodgy; evasiveness, unreliability, or dishonesty.

Etymology

From 'dodgy' plus the noun suffix '-ness.' Creates an abstract noun representing the overall quality of being evasive or unreliable, common in British English.

Kelly Says

The '-ness' suffix lets us talk about the vibe or atmosphere of something—the dodginess of a situation is different from saying something is 'dodgy.' It captures the whole feel of unreliability.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንድ አይነት ምክንያት
and ay-net mik-nyat
ARالعربية
شُبْهَة
shu-bah
BNবাংলা
অনুমান
anu-ma-an
CACatalà
desconfiança
des-kon-fee-ahn-sa
CSČeština
podezření
poh-deh-zh-re-ni
DADansk
tvivl
tvee-vl
DEDeutsch
Verdächtigtheit
ver-dacht-licht-heit
ELΕλληνικά
αμφιβολία
am-fi-vo-lee-ah
ESEspañol
sospechosidad
so-peh-cho-si-dad
FAفارسی
شک
shak
FISuomi
epäily
eh-pah-ee-ly
FRFrançais
méfiance
meh-fee-ahnce
GUGU
શંકા
shan-ka
HAHA
da zar
da zah-rar
HEעברית
חשד
khash-ad
HIहिन्दी
संदेह
san-deh
HUMagyar
gyanak
gyan-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
keraguan
ke-ra-guan
IGIG
n'eche
neh-che
ITItaliano
dubbio
doo-bee-oh
JA日本語
怪しさ
aya-shi-sa
KKKK
шіелдеу
she-le-deu
KMKM
ការសង្ស័យ
ka-ar sang-say
KO한국어
의심스러움
ui-sim-seureo-reum
MRMR
शंका
shan-ka
MSBahasa Melayu
keraguan
ke-ra-guan
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng
NLNederlands
betrouwbaarheid
bet-rouw-ba-ar-heid
NONorsk
tvil
tvee-l
PAPA
ਸ਼ੱਕ
shak
PLPolski
podejrzeństwo
poh-deh-zh-zreh-s-n-st-vo
PTPortuguês
duvidosa
doo-vee-doh-sah
RORomână
suspicio
soo-spe-thee-oh
RUРусский
подозрительность
po-do-zri-tel-no-st
SVSvenska
misstroende
mis-troh-n-de
SWKiswahili
shaka
sha-ka
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-kam
TEతెలుగు
సందేహం
san-de-ham
THไทย
ความน่าสงสัย
kwan-nahm-nah-song-sai
TLTL
pagduduhan
pa-goo-doo-han
TRTürkçe
şüphe
shu-phe
UKУкраїнська
підозрілість
pee-doh-z-ree-list
URاردو
شہ
shak
VITiếng Việt
sự nghi ngờ
su nghi nguuor
YOYO
nipa
ni-pa
ZH中文
可疑性
kěyí xìng
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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