dim

Meaning of dim

noun

Dimness.

verb
  1. To make something less bright.
    He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.
  2. To become darker.
    The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.
  3. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct
  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.
adjective
  1. Not bright or colorful.
    The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.
  2. Not smart or intelligent.
    He may be a bit dim, but he's not stupid.
  3. Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
    His vision grew dimmer as he aged.
  4. Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
adjective
  1. Lessened, reduced
    The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
  2. Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
    She felt diminished by the report card.
  3. Reduced by a semitone

Information about dim

  • The plural form of dim is: dims.
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Hyphenation of dim

dim

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
  • dim is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

dim synonyms

Meaning subdued:

subdued

Meaning faint:

faint, shadowy, vague, wispy

Meaning dimmed:

dimmed

Meaning black:

black, bleak

Meaning dense:

dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow

Meaning dip:

dip

Meaning darken:

darken

Meaning blind:

blind

Meaning blur:

blur, slur

dim antonyms

Meaning :

augmented

Anagrams of dim

Mid, mid

Words that rhyme with dim

Adim, vaadim, Vadim, yadim, bedim, shedim, Mitnagdim, maggidim, Chasidim, Chassidim, Hasidim, Hassidim, hasidim, aldim, melamdim, melammdim, undim, clethodim, Sephardim, hardim, nikkudim, tepraloxydim, tralkoxydim

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