Dim

[dɪm]

Definition

(verb.) make dim or lusterless; 'Time had dimmed the silver'.

(verb.) become dim or lusterless; 'the lights dimmed and the curtain rose'.

(verb.) switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam.

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

(adj.) 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' .

Typist: Maura--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.

(superl.) Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.

(v. t.) 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.

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

(v. i.) To grow dim.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Dusky, dark, obscure, shadowy, cloudy, not luminous.[2]. Dull, obtuse, slow to see.[3]. Darkened, obscured, clouded, faint, confused, shorn of its beams.

v. a. Darken, obscure, cloud.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

[See JUST_and_HONEST]

Typed by Darla

Definition

adj. not bright or distinct: obscure: mysterious: not seeing clearly.—v.t. to make dark: to obscure.—v.i. to become dim:—pr.p. dim′ming; pa.p. dimmed.—adv. Dim′ly.—adj. Dim′mish somewhat dim.—n. Dim′ness.

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