dimness

noun

Definition of dimnessnext
as in blackness

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  1. blackness
  2. gloom
  3. semidarkness
  4. obscurity
Noun
  • Instead of gentle concentric circles, gleaming finishes, or a mesmerizing light show, the ProArt P16 meets us with inky blackness.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The Mid-Credits Scene — the King in Black The central plot of The Last Dance revolves around Venom trying to stop the creator of the symbiotes, Knull (Andy Serkis), from escaping his celestial prison and returning all of existence to the Void, the blackness that predates the universe.
    Richard Newby, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of blackness
Noun
  • Mercury’s entrance to Capricorn can foster doom and gloom.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the gloom, studio facilities are pushing ahead with expansion plans.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of gloom
Noun
  • Both try to exercise in semidarkness.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2020
  • She [Daria] looks at me and smiles in the semidarkness, a calm, shy smile, full of love.
    Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Dec. 2021
Definition of semidarkness
Noun
  • Without a solid marketing strategy, even the best products risk fading into obscurity.
    Karan Sharma, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Some hardly get off the ground, while others raise money at lofty valuations before vanishing into obscurity.
    Jon Fortt,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of obscurity
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