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单词 dimout
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dimout

noun

dim·​out ˈdim-ˌau̇t How to pronounce dimout (audio)
: a restriction limiting the use or showing of lights at night especially during the threat of an air raid
also : a condition of partial darkness produced by this restriction

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In 1942 and 1943, the ball lowering was suspended due to the wartime dimout. CNN, 15 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

dimout

noun

as in blackout

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • blackout
  • midnight
  • brownout
  • shadows
  • candlelight
  • dark
  • semidarkness
  • black
  • umbrage
  • umbra
  • twilight
  • gloom
  • murk
  • dusk
  • night
  • somberness
  • shade
  • darkness
  • dullness
  • gloaming
  • shadiness
  • cloudiness
  • blackness
  • dimness
  • mistiness
  • murkiness
  • grayness
  • dulness
  • fogginess
  • haziness
  • gloominess
  • paleness
  • half-light
  • faintness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • glow
  • light
  • glare
  • daylight
  • day
  • brightness
  • brilliance
  • blaze
  • moonlight
  • sunlight
  • starlight
  • lightness
  • shine
  • sunshine
  • luminosity
  • radiance
  • luminescence
  • luminance
  • effulgence
  • incandescence
  • radiancy
  • luminousness
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