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adjective

Dim adj. (compar. dimmer; superl. dimmest)

Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished. "The dim magnificence of poetry." "How is the gold become dim!" "I never saw The heavens so dim by day." "Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way."

Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse. "Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow." "The understanding is dim." Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.

Synonyms: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished.

verb

Dim v. t. (past & past part. dimmed; pres. part. dimming)

To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse. "A king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants." "Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways."

To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of. "Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears."

Dim v. i. To grow dim.

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"Dim" Quotes from Famous Books

... on his breast and waited. No one moved or spoke. At the far end of the room, the candles dripped one by one on the bier, falling lower and lower. Occasionally the wax flared up, lighting the darkness; then all was dim. ...

— The Black Cross • Olive M. Briggs

... D'Arcy's voice joined with Terry's shouting to them to come back? They had, however, got so far on their way that, even had they been certain of the fact, they would not have liked to do so. On they at all events went. Philip kept his eyes fixed on his own hill, but the outline soon became very dim. Thicker and thicker fell the snow; still they were in ...

— The Log House by the Lake - A Tale of Canada • William H. G. Kingston

... a vein of sadness and of mourning. Neither Aztotl the noble, nor Ixtli the gallant, could so soon be forgotten. And more than one pair of eyes grew dim, more than one voice turned husky, as mention was made of both life and ...

— The Lost City • Joseph E. Badger, Jr.

... sometimes went for solitary expeditions to various "sights" of London, and, as usual in such expeditions, had never once met anybody she knew. She had gone rather early one summer morning to Westminster Abbey, and was walking slowly through the dim cloistered shades, enjoying the coolness and the quietness, when she came full upon Alan Walcott, who ...

— Name and Fame - A Novel • Adeline Sergeant

... Wallace's house on three occasions; the first two were when I was only about eight or nine years old, and my recollections of him at that time are therefore necessarily somewhat dim. Certain things, however, have stuck in my memory. I went there quite prepared to see a very venerable and imposing-looking old gentleman, and filled in advance with much awe and respect for him. As regards his personal appearance I was by no mean disappointed, as his tall, ...

— Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences Vol 2 (of 2) • James Marchant

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