n.
[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
dimness
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n.
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noun
- Absence or deficiency of light: dark, darkness, duskiness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity. See light/darkness.
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The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
the state of being poorly illuminated
Synonym: duskiness
Meaning #2:
the property of lacking brilliance
Synonym: subduedness
Meaning #3:
the quality of being dim
Synonym: faintness
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