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Definition of Dimness
1. Noun. The state of being poorly illuminated.
2. Noun. The property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity.
3. Noun. The quality of being dim or lacking contrast.
Generic synonyms: Blurriness, Fogginess, Fuzziness, Indistinctness, Softness
Derivative terms: Dim, Faint, Faint
Definition of Dimness
1. n. The state or quality &?; being dim; lack of brightness, clearness, or distinctness; dullness; obscurity.
Definition of Dimness
1. Noun. The state of being dim, poorly illuminated, almost dark. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dimness
1. the state of being dim [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Dimness
1. 1. The state or quality being dim; lack of brightness, clearness, or distinctness; dullness; obscurity. 2. Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision or of intellectual perception. Synonym: Darkness, obscurity, gloom. See Darkness. Origin: AS. Dimness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimness
Literary usage of Dimness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Growth of the English Constitution: An Historical Treatise by Hannis Taylor (1898)
"Within that dimness of period the whole of the island, south of the firths of
Forth quest, and °ry' and Clyde, passed from the possession of the native race ..."
2. The Concordance Repertory of the More Characteristic Symptoms of the Materia by William D. Gentry (1892)
"Cloudiness or dimness of v. Phos. Considerable aching pains in balls and many
disturbances of ... dimness of v. and spots before eyes, especially on waking. ..."
3. The Science of Jurisprudence: A Treatise in which the Growth of Positive Law by Hannis Taylor (1908)
"Period of Teutonic conquest and dimness of its history. naturally draw together
upon the old plan in a village community.1 If the expedition happened to be ..."
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