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dim::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | subdued |
| Derivation | dimness |
a dim light beside the bed.
dim::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dip |
| Type of | change intensity |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | blur, slur |
| Type of | weaken |
| Has types | efface, obliterate |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dimmed |
| Derivation | dimness |
the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation.
dimmed headlights.
we like dimmed lights when we have dinner.
Examples of dim
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There are already plenty of ways to improve a camera's performance in dim light.
From the newscientist.com
Because this is pure culinary tautology, like Chinese Stilton or German dim sum.
From the dailymail.co.uk
Beyond, the other rooms of the apartment were dim at midday, the windows draped.
From the denverpost.com
Federal officials made it clear, though, that they took a dim view of that idea.
From the washingtonpost.com
The dense canopy filtered the evening light into a dim glow on the forest floor.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Bud's not out to hurt anyone though, and he's likable enough, even if he is dim.
From the jacksonville.com
That light has seemed to dim for Daunte recently with his decision to come back.
From the kentucky.com
Bicyclists cruise the streets during a ride to a dim sum restaurant in Alhambra.
From the latimes.com
On the Missouri side of the river, lawmakers take a dim view of abortion rights.
From the newsweek.com
- Lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
- Switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- Become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
- Lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
- Dimmed: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
- Black: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things"
- Dim is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band The Gazette. It was released on July 15, 2009 in Japan. It includes the three lead up singles: "Guren", "Leech," and "Distress and Coma. ...
- . DIM Motor Company, a Greek automobile maker, was created by Georgios Dimitriadis as a successor to his earlier company, Bioplastic S.A., which had produced the Attica automobile. The DIM represented one more effort by Mr. ...
- To make something less bright; To become darker; not bright or colorful; not smart or intelligent; indistinct, hazy or unclear; disapproving, unfavorable, rarely used outside the phrase "take a dim view of"
