dimly

Questions about dimly

What does dimly mean?

dimly means "in a dim indistinct manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in dimly?

dimly has 2 syllables: dim-ly. The stress falls on "dim". In IPA it is /ˈdɪmli/.

What is another word for dimly?

Close synonyms include indistinctly, pallidly, palely, murkily. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is dimly a common word?

dimly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.