In the distance, there stood a dimly white lighthouse.
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Dimly
//ˈdɪmli//
Synonyms for "dimly" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (4)
Related words (7)
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Translations
12 translations across 7 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- tènuement adv (in a dim manner)
Esperanto
2 entries- malklare adv (in a dim manner)
- nebule adv (in a dim manner)
French
4 entries- confusément adv (in a dim manner)
- faiblement adv (in a dim manner)
- obscurément adv (in a dim manner)
- vaguement adv (in a dim manner)
Hungarian
1 entries- halványan adv (in a dim manner)
Occitan
2 entries- escurament adv (in a dim manner)
- vagament adv (in a dim manner)
Portuguese
1 entries- vagamente adv (in a dim manner)
Spanish
1 entries- tenuemente adv (in a dim manner)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Herzl waited in the dimly lit room. At times he would fidget restlessly in boredom.
Source: tatoeba (2407409)
We all look for happiness, but without knowing where to find it: like drunkards who look for their house, knowing dimly that they have one.
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It is enough for me to contemplate the mystery of conscious life perpetuating itself through all eternity, to reflect upon the marvelous structure of the universe which we can dimly perceive, and to try humbly to comprehend even an infinitesimal part of the intelligence manifested in nature.
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