dimness

Meaning

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

Synonyms

darkness
B1
obscurity
27k
dullness
indistinctness
faintness
duskiness
subduedness
gloom
C2
dark
A2
vagueness
blur
C2
turbidity
dusk
C2
mistiness
muddiness
murkiness
obscure
C2
opacity
overcast
38k
slowness
softness
29k
sombreness
tarnish
29k
turbidness
unclear
C2
wanness
dimmish
blackness
23k
blurredness
faintishness

want of lustre

rheuminess

slight darkness

cloudiness
colourlessness
dim
C2
dinginess
dreariness
eclipse
C2
fading
C1
fogginess
fuzziness
gloominess
haze
C2
haziness
Translations

oscuridad
Düsterkeit
foscor
penombra
dunkel
Dunst
Nebel
🌫️

Unbestimmtheit

undeutlich
unklar
Verschwommenheit
Vagheit

αμαυρότητα

obscurité
vague
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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
dymnes
Inherited from Old English
dimnes
In summary

From Middle English dymnes, dymnesse, from Old English dimnes, dymnys, dimness (“dimness, darkness, obscurity”), equivalent to dim + -ness.

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