What is another word for dimness?
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Pronunciation:
[ dˈɪmnəs], [ dˈɪmnəs], [ d_ˈɪ_m_n_ə_s]
The word "dimness" refers to a lack of brightness or clarity. There are a variety of synonyms for this term, including fuzziness, murkiness, obscurity, vagueness, haziness, and opacity. Each of these words describes a different aspect of dimness, from an indistinct outline to a lack of transparency. Other related synonyms include gloom, shadowiness, duskiness, and low light. Dimness may also be described as a lack of brilliance, luminosity, or radiance. In any case, the choice of synonym will depend on the context in which the term is being used and the specific shade of meaning that is desired.
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Synonyms for Dimness:
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n.
• attribute • blackness • cloud- Nebulosity ,
- Thunderhead ,
- Woolpack ,
- fogginess ,
- haziness ,
- mare's tail ,
- ol' buttermilk sky ,
- overcast ,
- pea soup ,
- pother ,
- sheep ,
- steam ,
- thunderheads .
- Sopor ,
- apathy ,
- benumbedness ,
- bluntness ,
- boorishness ,
- cloddishness ,
- denseness ,
- doltishness ,
- drowsiness ,
- dullness ,
- lethargy ,
- obtuseness ,
- ponderousness ,
- sleepiness ,
- slowness ,
- sluggishness ,
- stupefaction ,
- stupidness ,
- thick-wittedness .
- ground cloud ,
- in distinctness ,
- in distinctnesses ,
- in-distinctness ,
- in-distinctnesses ,
- indistinctnesses .
- After-glow ,
- after glows ,
- after light ,
- after lights ,
- after-glows ,
- after-light ,
- after-lights ,
- afterlights ,
- crepuscular lights ,
- de cline ,
- de clines ,
- de-cline ,
- de-clines ,
- early evenings ,
- half light ,
- half lights ,
- half-lights ,
- halflight ,
- halflights ,
- last phases ,
- late afternoons ,
- late-afternoons ,
- lateafternoon ,
- lateafternoons .
Other synonyms:
- obscureness ,
- shade .
- dark .
- cloud ,
- complexity ,
- opacity .
- sophistication ,
- veil .
Other relevant words:
- Asininity ,
- Blockishness ,
- Cadaverousness ,
- Dullardism ,
- Duncery ,
- Duskness ,
- Loutishness ,
- Pallidity ,
- Sickliness ,
- abstruseness ,
- adiaphanousness ,
- anaemia ,
- anemia ,
- ashiness ,
- bad light ,
- barely audible ,
- bloodlessness ,
- blur ,
- blurriness ,
- boneheadedness ,
- bovinity ,
- brainlessness ,
- chloranemia ,
- crassness ,
- cretinism ,
- crudeness ,
- deadness ,
- decrescendo ,
- defocus ,
- density ,
- dim ,
- dim-wittedness ,
- drabness ,
- dull ,
- dulness ,
- dumbness ,
- dusk ,
- eclipse ,
- empty-headedness ,
- exsanguination ,
- fadedness ,
- fairness ,
- fatuity ,
- feeble-mindedness ,
- feebleness ,
- flatness ,
- fog ,
- fuzziness ,
- gentleness ,
- ghastliness ,
- ghost ,
- gloaming ,
- grossness ,
- haggardness ,
- haze ,
- hebetude ,
- hypochromia ,
- hypochromic anemia ,
- imbecility ,
- impenetrability ,
- impermeability ,
- indefiniteness ,
- indistinguishability ,
- inexplicitness ,
- lackluster ,
- lifelessness ,
- lightlessness ,
- lividness ,
- lowness ,
- lumpishness ,
- lusterlessness ,
- mat ,
- mindlessness ,
- muddiness ,
- murk ,
- nebulousness ,
- nightfall ,
- oafishness ,
- opaque ,
- opaqueness ,
- paleness ,
- pallidness ,
- pallor ,
- pastiness ,
- rattle-headedness ,
- roil ,
- sallowness ,
- semi-darkness ,
- semidark ,
- semidarkness ,
- semivisibility ,
- shades ,
- shadiness ,
- shadowiness ,
- simple mindedness ,
- simplicity ,
- slow-wittedness ,
- soft focus ,
- softness ,
- somber ,
- sottishness ,
- stolidity ,
- stupidity ,
- subduedness ,
- swarthiness ,
- thick-headedness ,
- turbidity ,
- turbidness ,
- uncertainty ,
- unclearness ,
- wanness ,
- weak-mindedness ,
- weakness ,
- witlessness ,
- wrongheadedness .
- Obscuration ,
- Umbrae ,
- adumbration ,
- after glow ,
- afterglow ,
- afterglows ,
- afterlight ,
- bleakness ,
- crepuscular light ,
- darkness ,
- early evening ,
- gloom ,
- gloominess ,
- ground clouds ,
- half-light ,
- indistinctness ,
- last phase ,
- late afternoon ,
- late-afternoon ,
- obscurations ,
- penumbra ,
- penumbras ,
- soup ,
- soups ,
- twilight ,
- umbra ,
- umbras .
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How to use "Dimness" in context?
There are many types of darkness. One of the most common is known as "dimness." Dimness can refer to either the lack of light or to the lack of visibility. It can be caused by factors like clouds, smoke, or haze. Dimness can also be caused by objects blocking the light or by reflections.
Homophones for Dimness:
- demonise, deinonychus, demonic, dinghy, danaus, danish, dinka, dawning, diminish, dimaggio, Den Haag, dunnock, danzig, dominos, dae-han-min-gook, dehumanise, dominica, downiness, dehumanize, downy ash, dung, demagogy, damascus, dynamize, Dayton Axe, deimos, domingo, dominic, ding, Dominicus, deaminize, data mining, dingy, dance, demeaning, dowdiness, dank, diatonic, dionysus, de-iodinase, dunce, Dayton Ax, dominick, demise, dmus, donnish, dengue, dense, demagogic, dimash, dyeing, donkey, dynamise, damages, demagogue, dowding, dynamics, deadness, dinkey, dining, dingo, dunk, dieting, dominoes, damask, downing, damning, dying, danseuse, denounce, dink, dumuzi, dominique, dionysius, DMZ, downy chess, demagog, diatomic, dating, deionize, doings, dynamic, death mask, deadening, dinge, demoniac, doting, damage, demonize, dinky, dominance, dionysia, dong, dumas, dominus.
Hyponym for Dimness:
n.
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attribute
fogginess, blurriness, indistinctness, softness, fuzziness.
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state
semidarkness.
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attribute
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