DIMNESS

dimness, faintness

(noun) the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

dimness, subduedness

(noun) the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity

dimness, duskiness

(noun) the state of being poorly illuminated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dimness (countable and uncountable, plural dimnesses)

The state of being dim, poorly illuminated, almost dark.

Anagrams

• desmins, endisms, missend

Source: Wiktionary


Dim"ness, n. Etym: [AS. dimness.]

1. The state or quality

2. Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision or of intellectual perception. Dr. H. More.

Syn.

– Darkness; obscurity; gloom. See Darkness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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