dim
Not bright or colorfulNot bright or colorful.
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Examples
87 sentencesDoes Tom seem dim-witted to you?
This flashlight is getting dim.
ruЭтот фонарь тускнеет. — AntonKhorev
deDiese Taschenlampe wird langsam schwach. — mayabe
Tom asked me to dim the lights.
Meaning
4 sensesNot bright or colorful.
The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.
dämmerig, schummrig
ту́склыйtúsklyj
тьмя́нийtʹmjányj
Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
His vision grew dimmer as he aged.
сму́тныйsmútnyj, нея́сныйnejásnyj
(colloquial)Not smart or intelligent.
He may be a bit dim, but he's not entirely stupid.
dämlich
тупо́йtupój
Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
- lacking in light; not bright or harsh
- lacking clarity or distinctness
- made dim or less bright
- offering little or no hope
Origin
From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grFrom Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-West Germanic *dimm, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke; obscure”). Compare Faroese dimmur (“dark”), Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).
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Forms
dimmer, dimmestSynonyms
136 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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