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dim, subdued(adj)

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

"a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"

dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy(adj)

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"

dimmed, dim(adj)

made dim or less bright

"the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"

black, bleak, dim(adj)

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"

dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow(verb)

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, dip(verb)

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

dim(verb)

become dim or lusterless

"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

dim(verb)

make dim or lusterless

"Time had dimmed the silver"

blind, dim(verb)

make dim by comparison or conceal

blur, dim, slur(verb)

become vague or indistinct

"The distinction between the two theories blurred"

being without light or without much light

a dim, windowless room in the basement of the house

lacking a surface luster or gloss

over time, exposure to ultraviolet light will make bright pigments turn dim

not seen or understood clearly

have only a dim knowledge of the subject

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily

our dog is kind of dim, but very sweet-natured

to make dark, dim, or indistinct

the storm clouds dimmed our view of the city from the airplane

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