Dimly vs. Darkly — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Dimly and Darkly
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Definitions
Dimly
Lacking in brightness
A dim room.
Darkly
Lacking or having very little light
A dark corner.
Dimly
Emitting only a small amount of light; faint
A dim light bulb.
Darkly
Lacking brightness
A dark day.
Dimly
Lacking luster; dull or subdued
Dim, faded colors.
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Darkly
Reflecting only a small fraction of incident light; tending toward black
Dark clothing.
Dimly
Faintly or unclearly perceived; indistinct
A dim figure in the distance.
Dim, far-off sounds.
Darkly
Served without milk or cream
Dark coffee.
Dimly
Lacking sharpness or clarity; vague
A dim recollection.
Only a dim idea of how the machine worked.
Darkly
Being or having a complexion that is not light in color.
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Dimly
Weak or diminished; feeble
Dim eyesight.
A dim hope.
Darkly
Sullen or threatening
A dark scowl.
Dimly
Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving
A dim future in store.
Takes a dim view of gambling.
Darkly
Characterized by gloom or pessimism; dismal or bleak
A dark day for the economy.
Dark predictions of what lies in store.
Dimly
Dull or slow-witted
"[She] had always seemed rather dim and vacant" (Mary V. Dearborn).
Darkly
Being or characterized by morbid or grimly satiric humor.
Dimly
To make or become dim.
Darkly
Unknown or concealed; mysterious
A dark secret.
The dark workings of the unconscious.
Dimly
A parking light on a motor vehicle.
Darkly
Lacking enlightenment, knowledge, or culture
A dark age in the history of education.
Dimly
A low beam.
Darkly
Evil in nature or effect; sinister
"churned up dark undercurrents of ethnic and religious hostility" (Peter Maas).
Dimly
(Archaic) Dusk.
Darkly
Morally corrupt; vicious
Dark deeds.
A dark past.
Dimly
In a dim manner; not clearly.
Darkly
Having richness or depth
A dark, melancholy vocal tone.
Dimly
In a dim or obscure manner; not brightly or clearly; with imperfect sight.
Darkly
Not giving performances; closed
The movie theater is dark on Mondays.
Dimly
In a dim indistinct manner;
We perceived the change only dimly
Darkly
(Linguistics) Pronounced with the back of the tongue raised toward the velum. Used of the sound (l) in words like full.
Dimly
In a manner lacking interest or vitality;
A palely entertaining show
Darkly
Absence of light.
Darkly
A place having little or no light.
Darkly
Night; nightfall
Home before dark.
Darkly
A deep hue or color.
Darkly
Darks Pieces of laundry having a dark color.
Darkly
With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension
I could make out his image darkly.
Darkly
With a dark appearance
Darkly
(figuratively) In a manner which is not readily visible or noticeable; inconspicuously
Darkly
(figuratively) In a manner which retards or prevents discernment; clandestinely
Darkly
(figuratively) In a manner which is difficult to understand, or which retards or prevents understanding; incomprehensibly
Darkly
(figuratively) In a manner which tends to produce uncertainty or confusion; bewilderingly
Darkly
(figuratively) In a manner which produces an inward conviction of future misfortune; ominously
Darkly
(figuratively) In a morbid manner; morbidly, sinisterly
A darkly comic dystopian drama
Darkly
Relating to darkness or obscurity.
A Scanner Darkly
Darkly
With imperfect light, clearness, or knowledge; obscurely; dimly; blindly; uncertainly.
What fame to future times conveys but darkly down.
So softly dark and darkly pure.
Darkly
With a dark, gloomy, cruel, or menacing look.
Looking darkly at the clerguman.
Darkly
Without light;
The river was sliding darkly under the mist
Darkly
In a dark glowering menacing manner;
He stared darkly at her
