dimnessdimness means the state of being dim.; The state of being poorly illuminated, almost dark.EtymologyFrom Middle English dymnes, dymnesse, from Old English dimnes, dymnys, dimness (“dimness, darkness, obscurity”), equivalent to dim + -ness.nounThe state of being dim.; 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.”The state of being dim.; 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 overwhelmed. "Girl," said the woman. "In that case," he said raising his hand in blessing, "I baptise him Jo”