What is the Latin word for dimness?

The usual Latin words for “dimness” are obscūrātiō, obscūritās, hebetātiō; also hebetūdō, oculus, Măcrŏbĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“dimness” in Latin

obscūrātiōdarkening, obscuring, obscuration obscūritāsdarkness; obscurity, indistinctness hebetātiōThe process of making something dull, dim or faint.; The quality of being dull, dim or faint; dullness, dimness, faintne hebetūdōBluntness, dullness.; Dimness, faintness.; Sluggishness, obtuseness.oculuseye; sight, vision; luminary of the sun and stars Măcrŏbĭusa Roman grammarian at the end of the fourth century, author of a commentary on Cicero's cālīgōto (emit) steam; to be dark or gloomy; to grope about; have poor eyesight

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

dimness

obscuratio (e.g., obscurity, quibus in rebus magna obscuratio est, Cic.): obscuritas (Cic.: obscuratio oculorum, Plin.): hebetatio (post-classical, oculorum, Plin.): hebetudo (post-classical, Macrobius, Somn. Scip., 1, 14): dimness of sight, oculi hebetes or caligantes.

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What is the Latin word for dimness?: The usual Latin words for “dimness” are obscūrātiō, obscūritās, hebetātiō; also hebetūdō, oculus, Măcrŏbĭus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.