Main Entry:: ¹dim
Pronunciation:: \ˈdim\
Function:: adjective
Inflected Form(s):: dim·mer; dim·mest
Etymology:: Middle English, from Old English dimm; akin to Old High German timber dark
Date:: before 12th century

1 a: emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light <dim stars> <a dim lamp> <a dim hallway> b: dull , lusterless <dim colors> c: lacking pronounced, clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character <a dim echo of the past>2 a: seen indistinctly <a dim outline> b: perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly : faint <had only a dim notion of what was going on> c: having little prospect of favorable result or outcome <a dim future> d: characterized by an unfavorable, skeptical, or pessimistic attitude —usually used in the phrase take a dim view of3: not perceiving clearly and distinctly <dim eyes>4: dim-witted

— dim·ly adverb

— dim·ma·ble

\ˈdi-mə-bəl\ adjective

— dim·ness noun

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