dimness
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈdɪmnəs/
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oscuridad
- A blue flame burst up in the dimness, and Stanley moved toward it.
Examples
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Her dark eyes penetrated the dimness of the moon-sprayed room.
Fiction book (1999) -
Then suddenly, and without any warning... the sunshine breaks through the dimness and lights up everything.
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After working all day in bright light, I find the dimness comforting.
Fiction book (1999) -
We hurried a few steps down the hall, then stopped, our eyes adjusting to the dimness.
Fiction book (2002) -
Compared to the dimness of the hallway, the fluorescent lighting in the store seemed inordinately bright.
Fiction book (2001) -
The tall, heavy door swung open into a dimness that smelled of incense and overripe fruit.
Fiction book (1997) -
But she says, "Bathroom's great," as cheerfully as possible, peeping warily into the dimness of the windowless room.
Fiction book (2001) -
After your eyes adjust to the dimness, you can see the details in the painting more clearly.
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The dimness of the room made it difficult to read the book without additional light.
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In the early morning, the dimness of the fog shrouded the landscape in mystery.
Synonyms
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5.5
A weak quality that is hard to hear or see
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2.2
A surface that is not bright or shiny
A soft, less bright quality in light or sound
A low level of light, like at sunset
Darkness or low light that makes things hard to see
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dimness comes from the old English word dim, which means 'not bright' or 'dark', and you can think of a dimmer switch that makes a light weaker. So dimness is the condition of being 'not bright'.