| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  d m |
| ADJECTIVE: | Inflected forms: dim·mer, dim·mest
1a. Lacking in brightness: a dim room. b. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint: a dim lightbulb. 2. Lacking luster; dull and subdued. 3a. Faintly outlined; indistinct: a dim figure in the distance. b. Obscure to the mind or the senses: a dim recollection of the accident. 4. Lacking sharpness or clarity of understanding or perception. See synonyms at dark. 5. Lacking keenness or vigor. 6. Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving: took a dim view of their prospects. 7. Slang Dull; dimwitted. | | TRANSITIVE & INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: dimmed, dim·ming, dims
To make or become dim. | | NOUN: | 1a. A parking light on a motor vehicle. b. A low beam. 2. Archaic Dusk. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English. | | OTHER FORMS: | dim ly —ADVERB
dimness —NOUN
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