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dim / dim/ • adj. (dim·mer , dim·mest ) 1. (of a light, color, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly: her face was softened by the dim light. ∎ (of an object or shape) made difficult to see by darkness, shade, or distance: a dim figure in the dark kitchen. ∎ (of a room or space) made difficult to see in by darkness: long dim corridors. ∎ (of the eyes) not able to see clearly: his eyes became dim. ∎ (of a sound) indistinct or muffled: the dim drone of their voices. ∎ (of prospects) not giving cause for hope or optimism: their prospects for the future looked pretty dim. 2. not clearly recalled or formulated in the mind: she had dim memories of that time the matter was in the dim and distant past. ∎ inf. stupid or slow to understand: you're just incredibly dim. • v. (dimmed , dim·ming ) make or become less bright: [tr.] a smoky inferno that dimmed the sun | [intr.] the lights dimmed and the curtains parted. ∎ [tr.] lower (a vehicle's headlights) from high to low beam: [as adj.] (dimmed) the car moved slowly, its headlights dimmed. ∎ make or become less intense or favorable: [tr.] the difficulty in sleeping couldn't dim her happiness | [intr.] the company's prospects have dimmed. ∎ make or become less able to see clearly: [tr.] your sight is dimmed | [intr.] his eyes dimmed. ∎ make or become less clear in the mind: [tr.] his win dimmed the memory of the booing he'd received. PHRASES: take a dim view of regard with disapproval.DERIVATIVES: dim·ly adv. dim·mish adj. dim·ness n. |
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"dim." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dim." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dim.html "dim." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-dim.html |
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dim adj. OE. dim(m) = OFris. dim, ON. dimmr, rel. to synon. OHG. timbar (MHG., mod. dial. timmer), OSw. dimber, OIr. dem black, dark.
Hence dim vb. XIII; in OE. comps. ādimmian, fordimmian, corr. to ON. dimma darken. |
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T. F. HOAD. "dim." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "dim." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dim.html T. F. HOAD. "dim." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-dim.html |
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•bedim, brim, crim, dim, glim, grim, Grimm, gym, him, hymn, Jim, Kim, limb, limn, nim, prim, quim, rim, scrim, shim, Sim, skim, slim, swim, Tim, trim, vim, whim
•poem • goyim • cherubim • Hasidim
•seraphim, teraphim
•Elohim • Sikkim • Joachim • prelim
•forelimb • Muslim • Blenheim
•paynim • minim • pseudonym
•homonym • anonym • synonym
•eponym • acronym • antonym
•metonym • Antrim • megrim
•Leitrim • pilgrim • Purim • interim
•passim • maxim • kibbutzim
•Midrashim • literatim
•seriatim, verbatim
•victim
•system • ecosystem • subsystem
•item • Ashkenazim
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"dim." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "dim." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dim.html "dim." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-dim.html |
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