dimness
Lack of brightness
Dimness is the quality of being dim—lacking brightness, clarity, or sharpness.
A room's dimness makes reading difficult.
The dimness of a memory suggests it has faded with time.
Dimness can also describe mental dullness: His dimness in math class frustrated his teachers.
Total absence of light
- shadowLight blocked by object
- murkThick atmospheric darkness
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
- duskDimming after sundown
twilight · gloaming · half-light · shade · penumbra · murkiness · shadowiness · low-light
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- drearinessState of dispiriting dullness
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
- sombernessGrave, serious quality
sadness · depression · hopelessness · despair · sorrow · glumness · moroseness · dismalness
Lack of sharpness
- blurrinessLack of visual clarity
- hazinessState of being unclear
- fuzzinessIndistinct or unclear quality
- indistinctnessLack of clarity
obscured · unfocused · nearsightedness · poor visibility · clouded vision · foggy · squinting · straining
Absence of precision
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- nebulousnessQuality of being indistinct
- muddinessLack of clarity
opacity · inscrutability · mystery · hiddenness · concealment · indistinctness · elusiveness · enigma
Absence of quickness
- dullnessLack of stimulation
- obtusenessSlowness to understand
- densenessCrowded or stupid quality
- stupidityLack of intelligence
simplemindedness · slow-wittedness · confusion · befuddlement · ignorance · incomprehension · witlessness · doltishness
darkness
Total absence of light
dusk · twilight · gloaming · half-light · shade · penumbra · murkiness · shadowiness · low-light · dullness
gloom
Pervasive dimness or dejection
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- drearinessState of dispiriting dullness
- bleaknessQuality of being dreary
somberness · sadness · depression · hopelessness · despair · sorrow · glumness · moroseness · dismalness · heaviness
blur
Lack of sharpness
- blurrinessLack of visual clarity
- hazinessState of being unclear
- fuzzinessIndistinct or unclear quality
indistinctness · obscured · unfocused · nearsightedness · poor visibility · clouded vision · foggy · squinting · straining · cataracts
vagueness
Absence of precision
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
- nebulousnessQuality of being indistinct
muddiness · opacity · inscrutability · mystery · hiddenness · concealment · indistinctness · elusiveness · enigma · unknowability
slowness
Absence of quickness
- dullnessLack of stimulation
- obtusenessSlowness to understand
- densenessCrowded or stupid quality
stupidity · simplemindedness · slow-wittedness · confusion · befuddlement · ignorance · incomprehension · witlessness · doltishness · vacancy
- nighttimemidnight, nightfall, night sky, nighttime, starry sky
- Darknessblackness, pitch black, pitch-black, inkiness, murk
- dim lighttwilight, dusk, gloaming, half-light, semidarkness
- foolishnessfoolishness, silliness, foolish, stupid, folly
- nighttime thingsdarkness, moonlight, starlight, midnight, dusk
- sensationstaste, touch, smell, sound, pain
dimnessbrightness
Degree of light emitted
brilliance · radiance · luminosity · light · glare
dimnessclarity
State of being understandable
sharpness · distinctness · vividness · definition · clearness
dimnessbrilliance
Exceptional intelligence or luster
brightness · sharpness · intelligence · cleverness · acuity
dim, dimly, dimmed, dimming, dimmer, dimmest, undimmed, dimmers, dimmable