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dim  (dm)

adj. dim·mer, dim·mest

1.

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.

3.

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.

n.

1.

a. A parking light on a motor vehicle.

b. A low beam.

2. Archaic Dusk.

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dimly adv.

dimness n.

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dim

Adjective

[dimmer, dimmest]

1. badly lit

2. not clearly seen; faint: a dim figure in the doorway

3. not seeing clearly: eyes dim with tears

4. Informal mentally dull

5. not clear in the mind; obscure: a dim awareness

6. lacking in brightness or lustre: a dim colour

7. take a dim view of to disapprove of

Verb

[dimming, dimmed]

1. to become or cause to become dim

2. to cause to seem less bright

3. US & Canad same as dip (sense 4) [Old English dimm]

dimly adv
dimness n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	dim - switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam dip change intensity - increase or decrease in intensity
	2.	dim - become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
	3.	dim - make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver" darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
	4.	dim - make dim by comparison or conceal blind darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room"
	5.	dim - become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" slur, blur weaken - become weaker; "The prisoner's resistance weakened after seven days" efface, obliterate - remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
Adj.	1.	dim - lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" subdued dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"
	2.	dim - 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" faint, shadowy, wispy, vague indistinct - not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand; "indistinct shapes in the gloom"; "an indistinct memory"; "only indistinct notions of what to do"
	3.	dim - made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" dimmed
	4.	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" bleak, black hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
	5.	dim - 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" dumb, slow, obtuse, dense, dull stupid - lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

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dim

adjective 1. dull, weak, pale, muted, subdued, feeble, murky, opaque, dingy, subfusc

adjective 2. poorly lit, dark, gloomy, murky, shady, shadowy, dusky, crepuscular, darkish, tenebrous, unilluminated, caliginous (archaic)

3. cloudy, grey, gloomy, dismal, overcast, leaden << OPPOSITE bright

adjective 4. unclear, obscured, faint, blurred, fuzzy, shadowy, hazy, indistinguishable, bleary, undefined, out of focus, ill-defined, indistinct, indiscernible << OPPOSITE distinct

adjective 5. obscure, remote, vague, confused, shadowy, imperfect, hazy, intangible, indistinct

adjective 6. unfavourable, bad, black, depressing, discouraging, gloomy, dismal, sombre, unpromising, dispiriting, disheartening

adjective 7. stupid, (Informal) slow, thick, dull, dense, dumb (informal) daft (informal) dozy Brit. (informal) obtuse, unintelligent, asinine, slow on the uptake (informal) braindead (informal) doltish << OPPOSITE bright

verb 8. turn down, lower, fade, dull, bedim

9. grow or become faint, fade, dull, grow or become dim

10. darken, dull, cloud over

Translations

dim [dɪm] adj [light] → débil; [sight] → turbio; [outline] → borroso (= stupid); lerdo; [room] → oscuro

vt [+ light] → bajar;

to take a dim view of sth → tener una pobre opinión de algo

dim [dɪm] adj [light, eyesight] → faible; [memory, outline] → vague, indécis(e); [room] → sombre;

(inf) (= stupid); borné(e) → obtus(e)

vt [+ light] → réduire, baisser;

(US) (Aut) → mettre en code, baisser;

to take a dim view of sth → voir qch d'un mauvais œil

dim [dɪm] adj → schwach;

(outline, figure) → undeutlich, verschwommen;

(room) → dämmerig;

(future) → düster;

(prospects) → schlecht;

(inf) (person) → schwer von Begriff

vt (light) → dämpfen;

(US) (Aut) → abblenden;

to take a dim view of sth → wenig or nicht viel von etw halten

dim [dɪm] adj [light, eyesight] → debole; [memory, outline] → vago/a (= stupid); ottuso/a

vt [+ light] (also US ) (AUT) → abbassare;

to take a dim view of sth → non vedere di buon occhio qc

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dim

adj dim [dim]

1 not bright or distinct a dim light in the distance; a dim memory. dof, vae مُعْتِم، خافِت، غَيْر واضِح неясен matný, kalný svag; dæmpet trübe αμυδρός débil, ténue tuhm تار؛ مبهم himmeä, hämärä faible, vague מְעוּמעָם धुंधला mračan, nejasan homályos kabur, redup óljós, þokukenndur fioco; incerto ほの暗い 희미한 blausus, miglotas nespodrs; blāvs; neskaidrs samar schemerig, vaag dempet, svak, uklar przyćmiony fraco slab, vag слабый nejasný, mútny nejasen mutan dunkel, matt, otydlig มัว; ไม่แจ่มชัด donuk, loş 暗淡的，朦朧的 невиразний, туманний مدھم lờ mờ 暗淡的，朦胧的

2 (of a person) not intelligent She's a bit dim! stompsinnig, onnosel بَليد، غَيْر ذَكي глупав tupý, hloupý dum; tungnem schwer von Begriff κουτός tonto, corto juhm کم هوش؛ خنگ hidasjärkinen borné טִיפֵּש मूर्ख tup, glup ködös (értelem) bodoh sljór stupido 鈍い 둔한 bukas aprobežots; pastulbs bodoh dom treg tępy estúpido prost тупой tupý zabit, omejen priglup korkad เบาปัญญา aptal, kalın kafalı 遲鈍的 безголовий; нетямущий کند ذہن kém thông mính 迟钝的

v – past tense, past participle dimmed –

to make or become dim Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre. demp, verdof يُخَفِّف الضّوء، يَعْتِم замъглявам zakalit, ztlumit, pohasnout sløre; dæmpe trüben, verdunkeln εξασθενίζω/χαμηλώνω nublar, atenuar ähmastuma, hämardama کم سو کردن؛ کم نور کردن sumentaa, himmentää réduire, brouiller לְעַמעֵם धुंधला होना, करना zamagliti elhomályosít mengaburkan, meredupkan deyfa, depra, lækka (ljós) offuscare; abbassare 薄暗くする 흐릿해지다; 어둡게 하다 aptemdyti, pritemdyti, apsiblausti Asaras aizmigloja acis. samar dof maken, worden, dimmen dempe, gjøre svak/uklar/vag, sløre przyćmić, zmatowieć amortecer a reduce; a întuneca затуманивать(ся) zakaliť; stlmiť, zastrieť zamegliti (se); zasenčiti zamračiti fördunkla, dämpa ทำให้มัว; ทำให้เลือนลาง ışığı kısmak, loşlaştırmak (使)變暗淡 потьмяніти; робитися невиразним مدھم کرنا làm tối lờ mờ （使）变暗淡

adv ˈdimly

dof بُصورَةٍ مُعْتِمه / غَير واضِحَه неясно matně, nejasně utydeligt trübe αμυδρά, θαμπά débilmente hämaralt بطور مبهم hämärästi faiblement בִּמעוּמעָם धुंधलेपन से nejasno, mračno homályosan dengan redup dauflega, óljóst fiocamente ぼんやりと 어둡게, 희미하게 blausiai, miglotai blāvi; neskaidri kabur schemerig, vaag svakt, uklart, dempet blado, matowo fracamente slab; neclar тускло; тупо nejasne megleno mutno dunkelt, matt, otydligt อย่างเลือนลาง hayal meyal 暗淡地 неясно; невиразно مدھم سے một cách lờ mờ 暗淡地

n ˈdimness

dofheid تَعْتيم، تَخْفيف الضوء، عَدم وَضوح неяснота nejasnost; šero mørke die Düsterkeit θαμπάδα, ασάφεια debilidad hämarus ابهام؛ کم نوری hämäryys faiblesse, vague אָפלוּלִיוּת धुंधलापन zamagljenost, nejasnoća homályosság kekaburan óskÿrleiki; sljóleiki oscurità 薄暗さ 희미함 blausumas blāvums; krēsla kekaburan schemer, domheid det som er dempet/svakt/uklart przyćmienie, bladość, mrok obscuridade caracter vag; obscuritate тусклость; тупость nejasnosť; šero nejasnost mutnost dunkel[], oklarhet ความเลือนลาง loşluk 暗淡 тьмяність, неясність دھندلاہٹ sự lờ mờ 暗淡