dimness

ˈdɪmnəs

Definition

Definition of dimness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

light qualitystate of being poorly lit

The dimness of the room made reading difficult..

darkness

gloom

obscurity

visionlack of clarity or sharpness

His vision was affected by the dimness of his eyesight..

blur

fuzziness

understanding

Rare

quality of lacking mental clarity

Rare

His dimness in math was evident during the test.

dullness

stupidity

sound

Rare

property of sounds lacking intensity

Rare

The dimness of the music set a calm mood.

muffled

muted

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Origin of dimness

Old English, dimm (dark)

Terms with dimness included in their meaning

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blear

adj.

cause

causing dimness of sight

crepuscular

adj.

light

resembling twilight in dimness or light

duskiness

dimness

quality of being dusky or shadowy

faintness

dimness

quality of being dim or unclear

Examples of dimness in a sentence

He preferred the dimness of the evening for relaxation.
The dimness of the room made it hard to read.
She squinted through the dimness to see the road ahead.
Her dimness in understanding the joke was apparent.
The dimness of his reasoning puzzled everyone.
The dimness of the sound made it hard to hear.

In the dimness of the audio, whispers were barely audible.

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French:obscurité, manque de clarté, ...
German:Dunkelheit, Unschärfe, ...
Italian:oscurità, ottusità, ...
Spanish:penumbra, falta de claridad mental, ...
Portuguese:penumbra, falta de nitidez, ...
Chinese:昏暗, 模糊, ...
Japanese:薄暗さ, 視界のぼやけ, ...
Arabic:خُفُوت, غُموض, ...
Hebrew:עִמְעוּם, עֲמִימוּת, ...
Russian:тусклость, неясность, ...
Ukrainian:тьмяність, недолугість, ...
Hindi:धुंधलापन, दृष्टि की धुंधलापन, ...
Bengali:ম্লানতা, অস্পষ্টতা, ...
Catalan:penombra, tenebra, ...
Czech:šero, neostrost, ...
Danish:dunkelhed, mørke, ...
Dutch:duisternis, wazigheid, ...
Greek:ημίφως, θολότητα, ...
Hungarian:félhomály, homályosság, ...
Khmer:ភាពស្រអាប់, ភាពមិនច្បាស់, ...
Korean:어둑함, 흐릿함, ...
Persian:کم‌نوری, تاری, ...
Polish:półmrok, niewyraźność, ...
Portuguese (BR):penumbra, turvação, ...
Romanian:penumbră, întunecime, ...
Swedish:dunkel, suddighet, ...
Thai:ความสลัว, ความพร่ามัว, ...
Turkish:loşluk, bulanıklık, ...
Vietnamese:sự tối tăm, sự mờ nhạt, ...

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Definition of dimness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of dimness

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