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dim

/dɪm/

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adjective
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
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"a dim light beside the bed"

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subdued dark
verb
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
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dip

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change intensity
verb
make dim by comparison or conceal
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blind

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darken
adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
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"never met anyone quite so dim"

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dense dull dumb obtuse slow stupid
adjective
lacking clarity or distinctness
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"a dim figure in the distance"

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faint shadowy vague wispy indistinct
verb
become vague or indistinct
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blur slur

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weaken
adjective
offering little or no hope
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"took a dim view of things"

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black bleak hopeless
adjective
made dim or less bright
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"the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation" "dimmed headlights" "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"

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dimmed low-beam
verb
become dim or lusterless
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"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

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change
verb
make dim or lusterless
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"Time had dimmed the silver"

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darken

Examples of dim

"a dim light beside the bed"
"never met anyone quite so dim"
"a dim figure in the distance"
"took a dim view of things"
"the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"
"dimmed headlights"
"we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
"Time had dimmed the silver"