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dim

/dɪm/verb, adjective1 syllable

Dim means: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity.

Synonyms for dim37

verb, as in become vague or indistinct

blur, slur

verb, as in switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

dip

verb, as in make dim by comparison or conceal

blind

adjective, as in slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow, stupid

adjective, as in lacking clarity or distinctness

faint, shadowy, vague, wispy, indistinct

adjective, as in offering little or no hope

black, bleak, hopeless

adjective, as in lacking in light; not bright or harsh

subdued, dark

adjective, as in made dim or less bright

dimmed, low-beam

also used for dim

dingy, addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, beefheaded, beetle-headed, birdbrained, blockheaded, Boeotian, fuzzy, hazy, ill-defined, ill-marked

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What does dim mean?10

adjective

1

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”

2

lacking clarity or distinctness“a dim figure in the distance”

3

offering little or no hope“the future looked black”

4

lacking in light; not bright or harsh“a dim light beside the bed”

5

made dim or less bright“the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation”

verb

1

become vague or indistinct“The distinction between the two theories blurred”

2

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

3

make dim by comparison or conceal

4

become dim or lusterless“the lights dimmed and the curtain rose”

5

make dim or lusterless“Time had dimmed the silver”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dim?14

one syllable

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Dim in a sentence

  • Uranus is sometimes visible to the naked eye, but is very dim.shekitten
  • The sun sets, and the light grows dim.sundown
  • The sun is setting, and the light is growing dim.sundown
  • Dim sunbeams on my eyelids, a faint tinge dyes the room.marcelostockle
  • As he walked away, his figure gradually became dim under the snow.marcelostockle
  • If you can't understand this, you must be a bit dim.CK
  • We lived in a cramped, dim house which was as small as a hive.AlanF_US
  • Some incidents from my childhood are crystal clear, others are just a dim memory.patgfisher

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of dim

as a verb

past tense
dimmed
present participle
dimming
third-person singular
dims
past participle
dimmed

as a adjective

comparative
dimmer
superlative
dimmest