dimnesses
dimnesses is the plural of dimness.
Meaning of dimness
Noun
dimness (countable and uncountable, plural dimnesses)
- The state of being poorly illuminated, almost dark.
- So likewise a day comes when the Runic Thor, with his Eddas, must withdraw into dimness; and many an African Mumbo-Jumbo and Indian Pawpaw be utterly abolished.1831, Thomas Carlyle, “Symbols”, in Sartor Resartus: The Life and Opinions of Herr Teufelsdröckh. […], London: Chapman and Hall, […], →OCLC, 3rd book, page 155
- Antonyms:
- brightness
- The state of being dimwitted.
- Father John was looking from her to her man, to the bundle in the man's arms, and was in danger of forgetting why they were all here. He shook himself awake, ran his fingers through his hair and said to himself, "Boy, huh?"
"Girl," said the woman.
"Boy, huh?" Old Father John was finally...2016, Meja Mwangi, Going Down River Road, HM Books Intl, →ISBN, pages 148-149
- Synonyms:
- dimwittedness, dullness, dullwittedness
- Antonyms:
- brightness, sharpness, acuity, brain, brains, cleverness, head, esprit, intellect, intelligence
- Father John was looking from her to her man, to the bundle in the man's arms, and was in danger of forgetting why they were all here. He shook himself awake, ran his fingers through his hair and said to himself, "Boy, huh?"
Questions about dimnesses
- What is dimnesses the plural of?
- Dimnesses is the plural of dimness.
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