Dim definition
Lacking sharpness or clarity; vague.
A dim recollection; only a dim idea of how the machine worked.
adjective
Not likely to turn out well.
Dim prospects.
adjective
Dim means to make or become darker.
An example of dim is to lower the lights.
verb
Faintly or unclearly perceived; indistinct.
A dim figure in the distance; dim, far-off sounds.
adjective
Not clearly seeing, hearing, understanding, etc.
adjective
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The definition of dim is not bright, somewhat dark or unclear.
An example of something dim is a fading light.
adjective
Weak or diminished; feeble.
Dim eyesight; a dim hope.
adjective
Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving.
A dim future in store; takes a dim view of gambling.
adjective
Lacking luster; dull or subdued.
Dim, faded colors.
adjective
Dull or slow-witted.
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Lacking in brightness.
A dim room.
adjective
Emitting only a small amount of light; faint.
A dim light bulb.
adjective
To make or become dim.
verb
(archaic) Dusk.
noun
A parking light on a motor vehicle.
noun
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A low beam.
noun
Dimension.
abbreviation
Diminished.
abbreviation
Diminuendo.
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Diminutive.
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Not bright; somewhat dark.
adjective
Not clear or distinct in character; lacking definition, distinction, strength, etc.
adjective
Without luster; dull.
adjective
Not clearly seen, heard, perceived, or understood; vague.
adjective
(informal) Lacking intelligence; stupid.
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To make dim.
verb
To make seem dim, as by comparison.
verb
To turn (headlights) down by switching from high to low beam.
verb
To grow dim.
verb
(archaic) Dim light; dimness; dusk.
noun
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Headlights on a low-beam setting.
noun
Dimension.
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Diminutive.
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(intransitive) To become darker.
The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.
verb
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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.
verb
To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
verb
Dim is defined as headlights on a low beam.
An example of a dim is a low level headlight beam on a car.
noun
take a dim view of
- to view skeptically, pessimistically, etc.
idiom
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Origin of dim
- Middle English from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- 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”).
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