DIMNESS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does dimness mean? 

• DIMNESS (noun)
  The noun DIMNESS has 3 senses:

1. the state of being poorly illuminated
2. the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity
3. the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

  Familiarity information: DIMNESS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIMNESS (noun)

Meaning:

The state of being poorly illuminated

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

dimness; duskiness

Hypernyms ("dimness" is a kind of...):

semidarkness (partial darkness)

Meaning:

The property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

subduedness; dimness

Hypernyms ("dimness" is a kind of...):

dullness (a lack of visual brightness)

Meaning:

The quality of being dim or lacking contrast

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

dimness; faintness

Hypernyms ("dimness" is a kind of...):

blurriness; fogginess; fuzziness; indistinctness; softness (the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines)