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Dim.

/dɪm/ · adjective

Meaning

Not bright or colorful..

Definitions by Sense

Not bright or colorful.
(colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
(archaic) Dimness.
(transitive) To make something less bright.
(intransitive) To become darker.
To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.

Example Sentences

The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.

that sustaining Love / Which, through the web of being blindly wove / By man and beast and earth and air and sea, / Burns bright or dim

He may be a bit dim, but he's not entirely stupid.

His vision grew dimmer as he aged.

All about me the Red Weed clambered among the ruins, writhing to get above me in the dim. Night, the Mother of Fear and Mystery, was coming upon me.

He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.

The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.

a king among his courtiers,[…] who out to dim the lustre of all his attendants

Word Forms

dimmer
dimmest
dims
dimming
dimmed

Synonyms for dim.

Antonyms for dim.

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When Should You Use Dim.?

Use dim. when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does dim. mean?

Dim. means Not bright or colorful..

What is a synonym for dim.?

Common synonyms include dusk, bland, colourless, dim.

What is the opposite of dim.?

Possible antonyms include bright, colored, multicolored, focus.

How do you use dim. in a sentence?

The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.

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Definitions by Sense

Not bright or colorful.

(colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.

Indistinct, hazy or unclear.

Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.

(archaic) Dimness.

(transitive) To make something less bright.

(intransitive) To become darker.

To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.

Example Sentences

The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.

that sustaining Love / Which, through the web of being blindly wove / By man and beast and earth and air and sea, / Burns bright or dim

He may be a bit dim, but he's not entirely stupid.

His vision grew dimmer as he aged.

All about me the Red Weed clambered among the ruins, writhing to get above me in the dim. Night, the Mother of Fear and Mystery, was coming upon me.

He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.

The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.

a king among his courtiers,[…] who out to dim the lustre of all his attendants

Frequently Asked Questions

What does dim. mean?

Dim. means Not bright or colorful..

What is a synonym for dim.?

Common synonyms include dusk, bland, colourless, dim.

What is the opposite of dim.?

Possible antonyms include bright, colored, multicolored, focus.

How do you use dim. in a sentence?

The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.