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Definition dim

Etymology

From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (�dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy�), from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (�dark�), from Proto-Indo-European *d?em- (�to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure�). Compare Faroese dimmur, Icelandic dimmur (�dark�) and dimma (�darkness�).

Adjective

dim (comparative dimmer, superlative dimmest)

1. Not bright or colorful.
2. (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
3. Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
4. Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
5. (music) Clipping of diminished.

Noun

dim (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Dimness.

Verb

dim (third-person singular simple present dims, present participle dimming, simple past and past participle dimmed)

1. (transitive) To make something less bright.
2. (intransitive) To become darker.
3. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
4. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.

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