Dim Definition & Meaning
dim
- adjective
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
- 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"
- made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
- 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"
- 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"
- verb
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
- make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
- make dim by comparison or conceal
- become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
"Dim" in song lyrics
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"Maybe I'll tell you when the candles dim"
Atoms Family — Whichcraft -
"That's his whole brain, now his lights are gettin dim"
Benefit — My Story -
"Sick, twisted and vindictive, with your windows dim"
Brother Ali — Walking Away
Words that rhyme with dim
Usage tips for "dim"
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- What does dim mean?
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" 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" made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" offering little or no hope
- What part of speech is dim?
- Dim is an adjective and a verb.
- How many definitions does dim have?
- Dim has 10 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).