English dictionary
dim
adjectivePronunciation
dɪm
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh
adjective
- made dim or less bright
adjective
- slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
adjective
- lacking clarity or distinctness
adjective
- offering little or no hope
verb
- become vague or indistinct
verb
- make dim by comparison or conceal
verb
- make dim or lusterless
verb
- become dim or lusterless
verb
- switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Example sentences
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