dimmed

dim (d

adj. dim·mer, dim·mest

a. Lacking in brightness: a dim room.

b. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint: a dim lightbulb.

2. Lacking luster; dull and subdued.

a. Faintly outlined; indistinct: a dim figure in the distance.

b. Obscure to the mind or the senses: a dim recollection of the accident.

4. Lacking sharpness or clarity of understanding or perception. See Synonyms at dark.

5. Lacking keenness or vigor.

6. Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving: took a dim view of their prospects.

7. Slang Dull; dimwitted.

tr. & intr.v. dimmed, dim·ming, dims

To make or become dim.

a. A parking light on a motor vehicle.

b. A low beam.

2. Archaic Dusk.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

dimly adv.

dimness n.

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Adj.

dimmed - made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"

dim

undimmed, bright - not made dim or less bright; "undimmed headlights"; "surprisingly the curtain started to rise while the houselights were still undimmed"

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All the years that have passed have not dimmed my memory of that first glorious autumn.

My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context

When he went in to the sick man, his eyes and his attention were unconsciously dimmed, and he did not see and did not distinguish the details of his brother's position.

Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context

As for the light, I declare that it put many a star clean out, and dimmed the radiance of all the rest, as it flooded the sea for miles around, and a sea of molten glass reflected it.

Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context

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