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dim

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: dim

1
 adjv
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
make dim or lusterless
2
 adjv
lacking clarity or distinctness
become vague or indistinct
3
 adj
offering little or no hope
4
 adj
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: dim
1

adj lacking in light; not bright or harsh

“a dim light beside the bed”
Synonyms:
subdued
dark
devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

adj made dim or less bright

“the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation”
“dimmed headlights”
“we like dimmed lights when we have dinner”
Synonyms:
dimmed
low-beam
used of headlights
Antonyms:
bright, undimmed
not made dim or less bright

v make dim or lusterless

“Time had dimmed the silver”
Type of:
darken
make dark or darker

v become dim or lusterless

“the lights dimmed and the curtain rose”
Type of:
change
undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

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

Synonyms:
dip
Type of:
change intensity
increase or decrease in intensity
2

adj lacking clarity or distinctness

“a dim figure in the distance”
Synonyms:
faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
indistinct
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand

v become vague or indistinct

Synonyms:
blur, slur
Antonyms:
focalise, focalize, focus
become focussed or come into focus
Types:
efface, obliterate
remove completely from recognition or memory
Type of:
weaken
become weaker

v make dim by comparison or conceal

Synonyms:
blind
Type of:
darken
make dark or darker
3

adj offering little or no hope

“took a dim view of things”
Synonyms:
black, bleak
hopeless
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
4

adj slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

“never met anyone quite so dim”
Synonyms:
dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
stupid
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
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