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[dim] adjective, dim·mer, dim·mest, verb, dimmed, dim·ming.
adjective
1.
not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
2.
not seen clearly or in detail; indistinct: a dim object in the distance.
3.
not clear to the mind; vague: a dim idea.
4.
not brilliant; dull in luster: a dim color.
5.
not clear or distinct to the senses; faint: a dim sound.
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not seeing clearly: eyes dim with tears.
7.
tending to be unfavorable; not likely to happen, succeed, be favorable, etc.: a dim chance of winning.
8.
not understanding clearly.
9.
rather stupid; dim-witted.
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verb (used with object)
10.
to make dim or dimmer.
11.
to switch (the headlights of a vehicle) from the high to the low beam.

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Dimmed is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
verb (used without object)
12.
to become or grow dim or dimmer.
13.
dim out, (in wartime) to reduce the night illumination of (a city, ship, etc.) to make it less visible from the air or sea, as a protection from enemy aircraft or ships.
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take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay: Her mother takes a dim view of her choice of friends.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English dim(me), cognate with Old Frisian dim, Old Norse dimmr

dim·ly, adverb
dim·ma·ble, adjective
dim·ness, noun
un·dim, adjective
un·dim·ly, adverb
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un·dimmed, adjective
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1. See dark. 3. unclear, faint, indefinite, indistinct, fuzzy, hazy. 10. darken, cloud. 12. dull, fade.

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Word Origin & History

dim
O.E. dimm "dark, gloomy, obscure," from P.Gmc. *dimbaz. Not known outside Germanic. Slang sense of "stupid" is from 1892. The verb was also in O.E. Related: Dimly; dimmed.
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dim definition


  1. n.
    the evening; the night. (Streets.) : Where'll you be this dim?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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