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dimness

noun

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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
  • Gratitude is our deliverance from gloom or grievance.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
  • So while there’s no shortage of doom and gloom in the second section, there really isn’t a ton of risk for the Giants here.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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
  • But all good things come to an end; the family-run outfit eventually faded into obscurity.
    Adam Cheung, Glamour, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Of course, the Celtics went on to win their 17th NBA championship while the Nets missed the playoffs, faded further into obscurity and had no first-round pick to show for it.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscurity
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