made dim or less bright; the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation; dimmed headlights; we like dimmed lights when we have dinner
[ Syn: dimmed ]
lacking in light; not bright or harsh; a dim light beside the bed; subdued lights and soft music
[ Syn: subdued ]
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
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
dim (adj.)
switch (a cars headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
[ Syn: dip ]
become dim or lusterless; the lights dimmed and the curtain rose'
make dim or lusterless; Time had dimmed the silver'
make dim by comparison or conceal
[ Syn: blind ]
become vague or indistinct; The distinction between the two theories blurred