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dim
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- pronunciation:
- dIm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- take a dim view of
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
dimmer, dimmest |
| definition 1: |
poorly lighted.
It's hard to read in that dim corner.- synonyms:
- dark
- antonyms:
- bright
- similar words:
- dusky, gloomy, murky, obscure, shadowed, tenebrous
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| definition 2: |
faint or dull.
The sound of the train was now dim.There was a dim light in the hallway.- synonyms:
- dull, faint
- antonyms:
- bright, glaring
- similar words:
- dingy, dismal, drab, gloomy, obscure, pale, weak
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| definition 3: |
not clear to the senses or understanding; indistinct.
We could only see some dim shapes in the distance.You have only a dim notion of the difficulty involved in this.- synonyms:
- blurry, indistinct, vague
- antonyms:
- clear, distinct
- similar words:
- bleary, blurred, cloudy, fuzzy, hazy, indiscernible, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, tenebrous, unclear
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| definition 4: |
not able to see or understand clearly.
Old age has made his eyes and wits dim.- synonyms:
- slow
- antonyms:
- sharp
- similar words:
- bleary, dull, faint, obtuse, weak
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| definition 5: |
unlikely or unfavorable.
Without skills, he has dim prospects for getting a job.- synonyms:
- slight, slim
- antonyms:
- bright, encouraging
- similar words:
- doubtful, inauspicious, slender, unfavorable, unlikely
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| related words: |
black, dark, soft, somber, still, twilight |
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| phrase: |
take a dim view of |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dims, dimming, dimmed |
| definition 1: |
to decrease the amount of light, brilliance, or distinctness of or in.
I dimmed the lights in the room.- antonyms:
- turn up
- similar words:
- blur, darken, douse, lower, soften, turn down
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| definition 2: |
to switch (automotive vehicle headlights) from high intensity or position to ordinary intensity.
Some drivers don't bother to dim their lights when they approach oncoming cars. |
| related words: |
becloud, black, blacken, blanch, bleach, blind, blot, cloud, eclipse, fade, obscure, overcast, overshadow, pale, shade, weaken |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to fade, blur, or become darker.
Memories dim with the passage of time.- synonyms:
- blur, fade
- antonyms:
- sharpen
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| related words: |
blacken, bleach, cloud, dazzle, fog, gloom, perish, shade |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
(pl.) the lower-intensity or lower-pitched lights of an automotive vehicle.
- synonyms:
- dimmers
- similar words:
- low beams
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| derivations: |
dimly (adv.), dimness (n.) |
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