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dimness

noun

Etymology

From Middle English dymnes, dymnesse, from Old English dimnes, dymnys, dimness (“dimness, darkness, obscurity”), equivalent to dim + -ness.

  1. inherited from dimnes
  2. inherited from dymnes

Definitions

  1. The state of being dim.

    • 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for dimness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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