dimness

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dim

(dĭm)

adj. dim·mer, dim·mest

a. Lacking in brightness: a dim room.

b. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint: a dim light bulb. See Synonyms at dark.

2. Lacking luster; dull or subdued: dim, faded colors.

3. Faintly or unclearly perceived; indistinct: a dim figure in the distance; dim, far-off sounds.

4. Lacking sharpness or clarity; vague: a dim recollection; only a dim idea of how the machine worked.

5. Weak or diminished; feeble: dim eyesight; a dim hope.

6. Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving: a dim future in store; takes a dim view of gambling.

7. Dull or slow-witted: "[She] had always seemed rather dim and vacant" (Mary V. Dearborn).

tr. & intr.v. dimmed, dim·ming, dims

To make or become dim.

a. A parking light on a motor vehicle.

b. A low beam.

2. Archaic Dusk.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

dim′ly adv.

dim′ness n.

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Noun	1.	dimness - the state of being poorly illuminated duskiness semidarkness - partial darkness
	2.	dimness - the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity subduedness dullness - a lack of visual brightness; "the brightness of the orange sky was reflected in the dullness of the orange sea"
	3.	dimness - the quality of being dim or lacking contrast faintness blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

dimness

noun

Absence or deficiency of light:

dark, darkness, duskiness, murkiness, obscureness, obscurity.

Translations

تَعْتيم، تَخْفيف الضوء، عَدم وَضوح

nejasnostšero

mørke

Düsterkeit

θολούρα

faiblesse

óskÿrleiki; sljóleiki

offuscamento

loşluk

暗淡

dimness

[ˈdɪmnɪs] N

1. [of light] → lo tenue; [of room] → penumbra f, la poca luz; [of eyesight] → debilidad f

2. [of figure, shape, outline] → lo borroso; [of memory] → vaguedad f

3. [of prospects] → lo poco prometedor

4. (= stupidity) → cortedad f, torpeza f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dimness

(of light) → Schwäche f, → Trübheit f; (of metal) → Mattheit f; the dimness of the room → das Halbdunkel or Dämmerlicht im Zimmer

(= vagueness, of figure, shape) → Undeutlichkeit f; (of outline, eyesight, memory) → Schwäche f; (of eyes) → Trübheit f

the dimness of his prospects → seine schlechten Aussichten pl

(inf: = stupidity) → Beschränktheit f (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

dimness

[ˈdɪmnɪs] n (of light, sight) → debolezza; (of place) → oscurità; (of outline) → vaghezza; (of sound) → carattere m indistinto (fam) (of person) → stupidità

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

dim

(dim) adjective

1. not bright or distinct. a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.

2. (of a person) not intelligent. She's a bit dim!

verb – past tense, past participle dimmed –

to make or become dim. Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.

ˈdimly adverb

ˈdimness noun

dimness

n. opacidad; obscurecimiento de la vista.

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In the dimness of the landing I could not see him very well, but there was something in his voice that surprised me.

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