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- DictionaryDim/dim/
adjective
- 1. (of a light, color, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly: "her face was softened by the dim light"
- 2. not clearly recalled or formulated in the mind: "the matter was in the dim and distant past"
verb
- 1. make or become less bright or distinct: "a smoky inferno that dimmed the sun"
The meaning of DIM is emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light. How to use dim in a sentence.
DIM definition: 1. not giving or having much light: 2. If your eyes are dim, you cannot see very well. 3…. Learn more.
DIM meaning: 1. not giving or having much light: 2. If your eyes are dim, you cannot see very well. 3…. Learn more.
Dim has several meanings related to a lack of light, hope, or knowledge. A room that is not well lit is dim, a slow thinker is dim, and when life looks hopeless, your prospects are dim.
Dim describes something as lacking light or having a weak brightness, as in a dim flashlight or a dim tunnel. Dim also describes things that are unclear, because of poor visibility, a weak understanding, or a more general lack of clarity, as in a dim shape in the distance, a dim noise, or a dim knowledge of math.
1. a. Lacking in brightness: a dim room. b. Emitting only a small amount of light; faint: a dim light bulb. See Synonyms at dark. 2. Lacking luster; dull or subdued: dim, faded colors. 3. Faintly or unclearly perceived; indistinct: a dim figure in the distance; dim, far-off sounds. 4.
to think somebody/something is bad; to not have a good opinion of somebody/something. She took a dim view of my suggestion. Definition of dim adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Dim light is not bright. You can also say that something is dim when the light is not bright enough to see very well.
to become less bright, or to make something become less bright: He dimmed the lights and turned up the music. (Definition of dim from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
to disapprove of someone or something; to not have a good opinion of someone or something She took a dim view of my suggestion. See dim in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
