Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dimness
3 senses of dimness
Sense 1
dimness, duskiness -- (the state of being poorly illuminated)
=> semidarkness -- (partial darkness)
Sense 2
dimness, subduedness -- (the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity)
=> dullness -- (a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea")
Sense 3
dimness, faintness -- (the quality of being dim or lacking contrast)
=> indistinctness, softness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness -- (the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines)