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dim

/ dim /
verb/adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
switch (a car''s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Type of:
change intensity
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective satellite Sense 2
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"
Similar:
indistinct
verb Sense 3
make dim or lusterless
"Time had dimmed the silver"
Type of:
darken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
become dim or lusterless
"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
Type of:
change
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
adjective satellite Sense 5
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
"a dim light beside the bed"
"subdued lights and soft music"
Similar:
dark
adjective satellite Sense 6
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 mak"
Similar:
stupid
adjective Sense 7
made dim or less bright
"the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"
"dimmed headlights"
"we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
Similar:
low-beam(a)
Opposites:
undimmed bright
verb Sense 8
become vague or indistinct
"The distinction between the two theories blurred"
Opposites:
focus focalize focalise
Type of:
weaken
Kinds of:
obliterate efface
Derived:
blur fuzz
See also:
gloss over skate over smooth over slur over skimp over
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 9
become or make darker
"The screen darkend"
"He darkened the colors by adding brown"
Opposites:
brighten
Type of:
change intensity
Derived:
dimmer blackening darkening
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
make dim by comparison or conceal
Type of:
darken
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 11
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"
Similar:
hopeless
Semantic Complexity
84%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
5
Total Relationships
29
Times Searched
19
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Related Words

change intensity indistinct darken change dark stupid low-beam(a) undimmed bright weaken obliterate efface