dimlight

noun
UK /dɪm laɪt/
US /dɪm laɪt/

A dimlight is a soft, weak light that is not very bright.

She read her book by the dimlight of a small lamp.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A light turned down low so a room feels calm and dark.

The nightlight gave the bedroom a gentle dimlight.

3. The faint glow of something far away or almost hidden.

We saw the dimlight of a house across the lake.

4. A soft, unclear brightness that makes shapes hard to see.

In the dimlight of the cave, the rocks looked like animals.