dimmer; dimmest
Definition of dim
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a
: 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
2a
: 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 of takes a dim view of human nature
3
: dim-witted
too dim to understand the joke
4
: not perceiving clearly and distinctly
dim eyes
dim
verb
dimmed; dimming
Definition of dim (Entry 2 of 4)
1
: to reduce the light from
dim the headlights
2
: to make dim or lusterless
dimmed their hopes of an early settlement
: to become dim
the lights dimmed their beauty had dimmed
dim
noundim
abbreviationDefinition of dim (Entry 4 of 4)
1
dimension
2
diminished
3
diminuendo
4
diminutive
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The first known use of dim was before the 12th century
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