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noun the state of being poorly illuminated
noun the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity
noun the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
originFrom Middle English dymnes, dymnesse, from Old English dimnes, dymnys, dimness (“dimness, darkness, obscurity”), equivalent to dim + -ness.
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