dimness

Noun
Synonyms: duskinesssubduednessfaintness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. the state of being poorly illuminatedSynonyms: duskiness
  2. the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensitySynonyms: subduedness
  3. the quality of being dim or lacking contrastSynonyms: faintness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Dimness \Dim"ness\, n. [AS. dimness.]

1.The state or quality ? being dim; lack of brightness, clearness, or distinctness; dullness; obscurity. [1913 Webster]

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

Syn: Darkness; obscurity; gloom. See Darkness. [1913 Webster]

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