Dimness, n.
Etymology: [AS. dimness.]
1. The state or quality
2. Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision or of intellectual perception. Dr. H. More.
Syn. -- Darkness; obscurity; gloom. See Darkness.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists dimness only as an antonym, under light.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given