dim

Pronunciation: US [dɪm] UK [dɪm]

v.Dark; (Cause to) Dim; (Cause to) obscurity; (Cause to) haze
adj.Dim; Dim; Pessimistic; Slim
abbr.(= Document image management) "IT" document image management software
n.Fool
WebDim; Fuzzy; Dim

Synonyms

Antonyms

black caliginous darkened darkish darkling darksome dark dimmed dusk dusky gloomy lightless murky obscure obscured pitch-black pitch-dark pitchy rayless somber sombre stygian tenebrific tenebrous unlit

Definitions in English

adj.	1. not easy to see in or into because of inadequate light 2. unlikely to be successful or fulfilled 3. dull or subdued in colour or brightness 4. not able to see clearly 5. a dim memory is something that you cannot remember very well because it happened a long time ago; not clearly recalled or perceived 6. not intelligent or clever; regarded as lacking in intelligence or mental sharpness 7. indistict
v.	1. to make something less bright, clear, or keen, or become less bright, clear, or keen 2. make dim
abbr.	1. [ IT](= document image management) a software that allows a user to record and store printed information in a digital form that a computer can use

Other Forms

adv.dimly

comp.dimmer

superl.dimmest

3sg.dims

Idioms

take a dim view of

Example Sentences

Her room was dim, with a shaded candle by the bed.
Source: J. Rhys
Even in that dim light I could see she was shivering.
Source: W. Golding
Memories of which time has not dimmed the rapture.
Source: J. Buchan
This drab khaki which had dimmed the British army since the Boer War.
Source: R. Church

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l - idem
n - imid
o - midi
s - mild
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