Dim Definition
dĭm
dimmed, dimmer, dimmest, dimming, dims
adjective
dimmer, dimmest
Not clear or distinct in character; lacking definition, distinction, strength, etc.
Webster's New World
Emitting only a small amount of light; faint.
A dim light bulb.
American Heritage
Without luster; dull.
Webster's New World
Lacking intelligence; stupid.
Webster's New World
Not clearly seen, heard, perceived, or understood; vague.
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Synonyms:
verb
dimmed, dimming, dims
To make or become dim.
American Heritage
To grow dim.
Webster's New World
To make dim.
Webster's New World
To make seem dim, as by comparison.
Webster's New World
To turn (headlights) down by switching from high to low beam.
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noun
A parking light on a motor vehicle.
American Heritage
Dim light; dimness; dusk.
Webster's New World
Headlights on a low-beam setting.
Webster's New World
A low beam.
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Synonyms:
abbreviation
Dimension.
Webster's New World
Diminished.
American Heritage
Diminutive.
Webster's New World
Diminuendo.
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idiom
take a dim view of
- to view skeptically, pessimistically, etc.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Dim
Origin of Dim
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From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure”). Compare Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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