dim
(dĭm)
[Middle English, from Old English.]
adjective: dim·mer, dim·mest.
- Lacking in brightness: a dim room.
- Emitting only a small amount of light; faint: a dim lightbulb.
- Lacking luster; dull and subdued.
- Faintly outlined; indistinct: a dim figure in the distance.
- Obscure to the mind or the senses: a dim recollection of the accident.
- Lacking sharpness or clarity of understanding or perception. See synonyms at dark
- Lacking keenness or vigor.
- Negative, unfavorable, or disapproving: took a dim view of their prospects.
- Slang Dull; dimwitted.
tr. & intr.v.: dimmed, dim·ming, dims.
- To make or become dim.
noun
- A parking light on a motor vehicle.
- A low beam.
- Archaic Dusk.
derivatives
- diḿly
- adverb
- diḿness
- noun
