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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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