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Definition of 'DIM'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) dim
not bright:
a dim room; a dim light.

2.  dim
not seen or perceived clearly, distinctly, or in detail; faint:
a dim outline.

3.  dim
not clear to the mind; vague:
a dim idea.

4.  dim
not brilliant; dull in luster:
a dim color.

5.  dim
not seeing clearly:
eyes dim with tears.

6.  dim
not likely to happen, succeed, or be favorable:
a dim chance of winning.

7.  dim
slow to understand; stupid.

8. (v.t.) dim
to make dim or dimmer.

9.  dim
to switch (the headlights of a vehicle) from the high to the low beam.

10. (v.i.) dim
to become or grow dim or dimmer.

Definition of 'DIM'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) dim, subdued
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
"a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"

2. (adj) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
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"

3. (adj) dimmed, dim
made dim or less bright
"the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"

4. (adj) black, bleak, 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"

5. (verb) dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
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"

6. (verb) dim, dip
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

7. (verb) dim
become dim or lusterless
"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

8. (verb) dim
make dim or lusterless
"Time had dimmed the silver"

9. (verb) blind, dim
make dim by comparison or conceal

10. (verb) blur, dim, slur
become vague or indistinct
"The distinction between the two theories blurred"

Definition of 'DIM'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) dim
not bright or well-lit
in the dim light of the moon

2. dim
not strong or distinct; = vague
a dim and distant memory

3. (verb) dim
to reduce or cause to reduce in brightness
to dim the lights; The lights dimmed.

Definition of 'DIM'

Webster Dictionary

1. DIM
not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished

2. DIM
of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse

3. (verb) DIM
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

4. (verb) DIM
to deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of

5. (verb) DIM
to grow dim

Translation of 'DIM'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: not bright or distinct a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.
Afrikaans: dof, vae	Arabic: مُعْتِم، خافِت، غَيْر واض	Bulgarian: неясен
Brazilian: fraco	Czech: matný, kalný	German: trübe
Danish: svag; dæmpet	Greek: αμυδρός	Spanish: débil, ténue
Estonian: tuhm	Farsi: تار؛ مبهم	Finnish: himmeä
French: faible, vague	Hebrew: מְעוּמעָם	Hindi: धुंधला
Croatian: mračan, nejasan	Hungarian: homályos	Indonesian: kabur, redup
Icelandic: óljós, þokukenndur	Italian: fioco; incerto	Japanese: ほの暗い
Korean: 희미한	Lithuanian: blausus, miglotas	Latvian: nespodrs; blāvs; neskaidr
Malay: samar	Dutch: schemerig, vaag	Norwegian: dempet, svak, uklar
Polish: przyćmiony	Persian: تار؛ مبهم	Pashto: قت، هغه چه روڼ نه وى: ډيم
Portuguese: fraco	Romanian: slab, vag	Russian: слабый
Slovak: nejasný, mútny	Slovenian: nejasen	Serbian: mutan
Swedish: dunkel, matt, otydlig	Thai: มัว; ไม่แจ่มชัด	Turkish: donuk, loş
Taiwanese: 暗淡的，朦朧的	Ukrainian: невиразний, туманний	Urdu: مدھم
Vietnamese: lờ mờ	Chinese: 暗淡的，朦胧的
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