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/ dɪm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective, dim·mer, dim·mest. not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
not seen clearly or in detail; indistinct: a dim object in the distance.
not clear to the mind; vague: a dim idea.
not brilliant; dull in luster: a dim color.
not clear or distinct to the senses; faint: a dim sound.
not seeing clearly: eyes dim with tears.
tending to be unfavorable; not likely to happen, succeed, be favorable, etc.: a dim chance of winning.
not understanding clearly.
rather stupid; dim-witted.
SEE MORE SEE LESS verb (used with object), dimmed, dim·ming. to make dim or dimmer.
to switch (the headlights of a vehicle) from the high to the low beam.
verb (used without object), dimmed, dim·ming. to become or grow dim or dimmer.
Verb Phrases dim out, (in wartime) to reduce the night illumination of (a city, ship, etc.) to make it less visible from the air or sea, as a protection from enemy aircraft or ships.
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Idioms for dimtake a dim view of , to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay: Her mother takes a dim view of her choice of friends.
Origin of dim before 1000; Middle English, Old English dim (me ), cognate with Old Frisian dim, Old Norse dimmr
SYNONYMS FOR dim 3 unclear, faint, indefinite, indistinct, fuzzy, hazy.
10 darken, cloud.
12 dull, fade.
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synonym study for dim 1 . See dark.
OTHER WORDS FROM dim dimly, adverb dim·ma·ble, adjective dimness, noun un·dim, adjective
un·dim·ly, adverb un·dimmed, adjective
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Definition for dim (2 of 3) (in prescriptions) one-half.
Origin of dim. 1 From the Latin word dīmidius
Definition for dim (3 of 3) dimension.
diminish.
diminuendo.
diminutive.
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Example sentences from the Web for dim On the inside is the usual mix of off-white, flecked linoleum tiles and segmented ceiling panels, dull and dim ly lit.
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We sat in his dim ly lit office—no bigger than a broom closet—where we commiserated over the current state of American medicine.
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There are curtained cubicles for seeing the doctor, dim ly lit halls, a smell of stopped-up toilets.
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The setting was the Satyricon, a small, dim ly lit nightclub in Portland, Oregon.
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I dim ly recalled seeing Rod Dreher blog about this happening in malls near his home.
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Dim ly she felt that it was to be through her that he would find it.
Contrary Mary | Temple Bailey
Dim ly, he sensed that Corrigan was striking at him; with a sort of vague half-consciousness he felt that the blows were landing.
'Firebrand' Trevison | Charles Alden Seltzer
We heard, and dim ly saw, him engaged with a metallic object which he drew from under his coat.
The Boss of Little Arcady | Harry Leon Wilson
Then a boat was dim ly seen gliding away in a line with the hull, by the glowing light.
The Wing-and-Wing | J. Fenimore Cooper
However, for the true creation and revealing of this personality, at first only dim ly felt, a new stimulus was needed.
A Critic in Pall Mall | Oscar Wilde
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British Dictionary definitions for dim adjective dimmer or dimmest badly illuminated a dim room
not clearly seen; indistinct; faint a dim shape
having weak or indistinct vision eyes dim with tears
lacking in understanding; mentally dull
not clear in the mind; obscure a dim memory
lacking in brilliance, brightness, or lustre a dim colour
tending to be unfavourable; gloomy or disapproving (esp in the phrase take a dim view )
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(tr) to cause to seem less bright, as by comparison
US and Canadian (tr) to switch (car headlights) from the main to the lower beam Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): dip
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Derived forms of dim dimly , adverb dimness , noun Word Origin for dim Old English dimm; related to Old Norse dimmr gloomy, dark
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Words related to dim dingy, lackluster, murky, shadowy, faint, cloudy, dark, gloomy, fuzzy, dull, vague, blurred, depressing, somber, stupid, tarnish, eclipse, fade, blur, cloud
Medical definitions for dim The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.