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(adj) subdued
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
a dim light beside the bed; subdued lights and soft music
(adj) dimmed
made dim or less bright
the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation; dimmed headlights; we like dimmed lights when we have dinner
(adj) dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
so dense he never understands anything I say to him; never met anyone quite so dim; although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick- Thackeray; dumb officials make some really dumb decisions; he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse; worked with the slow students
(adj) faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
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
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
become vague or indistinct
The distinction between the two theories blurred
(verb) blind
make dim by comparison or conceal
(verb) dip
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam