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dim
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
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adjective
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
“a dim light beside the bed”
adjective
made dim or less bright
“the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation”
adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
adjective
lacking clarity or distinctness
“a dim figure in the distance”
adjective
offering little or no hope
“the future looked black”
verb
become vague or indistinct
“The distinction between the two theories blurred”
verb
make dim by comparison or conceal
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
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a dim light beside the bed
subdued lights and soft music
the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation
dimmed headlights
we like dimmed lights when we have dinner
so dense he never understands anything I say to him
never met anyone quite so dim
{'source': 'Thackeray', 'text': 'although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick'}
dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
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
the future looked black
prospects were bleak
{'source': 'J.M.Synge', 'text': 'Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult'}
took a dim view of things
The distinction between the two theories blurred
Time had dimmed the silver
the lights dimmed and the curtain rose
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