Definition of dim

adjective (a)

• made dim or less bright (adj.all)

  Synonym: dimmed
  Antonym: bright, undimmed
  

  Example:
  The dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation.
  Dimmed headlights.
  We like dimmed lights when we have dinner.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished. (adjective)

  source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

• lacking in light; not bright or harsh (adj.all)

  Synonym: subdued
  

  Example:
  A dim light beside the bed.
  

  source: wordnet30
• lacking clarity or distinctness (adj.all)

  Synonym: faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
  

  Example:
  A dim figure in the distance.
  

  source: wordnet30
• offering little or no hope (adj.all)

  Synonym: black, bleak
  

  Example:
  Took a dim view of things.
  

  source: wordnet30
• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)

  Synonym: dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
  

  Example:
  Never met anyone quite so dim.
  

  source: wordnet30

verb (v)

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

  Synonym: dip
  

  source: wordnet30
• become dim or lusterless (verb.change)

  Example:
  The lights dimmed and the curtain rose.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make dim or lusterless (verb.change)

  Example:
  Time had dimmed the silver.
  

  source: wordnet30
• make dim by comparison or conceal (verb.change)

  Synonym: blind
  

  source: wordnet30
• become vague or indistinct (verb.change)

  Synonym: blur, slur
  Antonym: focalise, focalize, focus
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To grow dim. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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