fishiness

/fˈɪʃinəs/ noun

The quality of being fishy.

Word Origin Fishiness comes from Old English fisc 'fish,' from PIE *pisk-. The suffix -y makes fishy 'like a fish,' and -ness turns it into the abstract noun: the quality of being fishy. But fishy also developed a figurative sense of 'suspicious, dubious' — like something that smells fishy. The same root gives us piscatorial (relating to fishing) and Pisces (the zodiac sign of fish). So fishiness can mean either 'fish-like quality' or 'suspiciousness.'

noun The quality of being fishy. countable

The fishiness of his explanation made me doubt his entire story.

(名词) 可疑;蹊跷;可疑性

他解释中的可疑之处让我对他的整个故事产生了怀疑。

(sustantivo) sospechosidad; lo sospechoso [La cualidad de ser sospechoso.]

Lo sospechoso de su explicación me hizo dudar de toda su historia.

(nom) caractère suspect; louche; suspect; aspect louche [Caractère suspect ou douteux de quelque chose.]

La fishiness de son explication m'a fait douter de toute son histoire.

(Substantiv) Fischigkeit; Verdächtigkeit; Fragwürdigkeit [Die Eigenschaft, verdächtig, unglaubwürdig oder unaufrichtig zu wirken; oft in Bezug auf Aussagen oder Verhalten.]

Die **fishiness** seiner Erklärung ließ mich an seiner ganzen Geschichte zweifeln.

(名詞) 怪しい点や疑わしい性質。話や説明に納得できない不自然な部分があること。(⚠️注意:日本語で「fishy」と聞くと「魚のような」を連想させるが、ここでは比喩的に「怪しい・疑わしい」の意味で使われる)

彼の説明の怪しさに、彼の話す話全体に対する疑いが生じた。

(substantivo) suspeição; caráter duvidoso; dubiedade [A qualidade de ser duvidoso ou suspeito.]

O caráter suspeito da explicação dele me fez duvidar de toda a história.

Word parts: fish + y + ness

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