Definition of dim Dim

/dɪˈm/ - [dim] - dim

We found 22 definitions of dim from 5 different sources.

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Verb dims, dimming, dimmed
dim - make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
		darken make dark or darker; "darken a room"
dim - become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
		change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
dim - switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
		dip
		change intensity increase or decrease in intensity
dim - become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
		blur, slur
		focalise, focalize, focus put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
		weaken become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days"
		skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, gloss over treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
		efface, obliterate make inconspicuous; "efface oneself"
dim - make dim by comparison or conceal
		blind
		darken make dark or darker; "darken a room"
Adjective dim, dimmer, dimmest
dim - lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
		faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
		indistinct not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
dim - lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
		subdued
		dark not giving performances; closed; "the theater is dark on Mondays"
dim - slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
		dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
		stupid lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
dim - made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
		dimmed
		undimmed, bright not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"
dim - offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
		black, bleak
		hopeless (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform; "she handed me a hopeless jumble of papers"; "he is a hopeless romantic"

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Wiktionary

dim (Verb)
To make something less bright.
dim (Verb)
To become darker.
dim (Adjective)
Not bright or colorful.
dim (Adjective)
Not smart or intelligent.
dim (Adjective)
Indistinct, hazy or unclear.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

dim (superl.)
Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
dim (superl.)
Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
dim (v. t.)
To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
dim (v. t.)
To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
dim (v. i.)
To grow dim.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

dim
dim, adj. not bright or distinct: obscure: mysterious: not seeing clearly.—v.t. to make dark: to obscure.—v.i. to become dim:—pr.p. dim′ming; pa.p. dimmed.—adv. Dim′ly.—adj. Dim′mish, somewhat dim.—n. Dim′ness. [A.S. dim; akin to Ice. dimmr, dark, and Ger. dämmerung, twilight.]

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dim, verb, present, 1st person singular of dim (infinitive).
dim, verb (infinitive).
dim, adjective.

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