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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DIMNESS

n. 1. Dullness of sight; as the dimness of the eyes.
2. Obscurity of vision; imperfect sight; as the dimness of a view.
3. Faintness; imperfection; as the dimness of a color.
4. Want of brightness; as the dimness of gold or silver.
5. Want of clear apprehension; stupidity; as the dimness of perception.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DIMNESS

Dim "ness, n. Etym: [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.

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