- dim
- I UK [dɪm] / US
adjective
Word forms "dim":
adjective dim comparative dimmer superlative dimmest1) dim light is not brightthe dim glow of the streetlamp
a) dim places do not have much light in them, so you cannot see very wellThe room was very dim.
b) dim shapes are not clear, because there is not much light or because they are far awayShe caught a glimpse of a dim figure in the dark kitchen.
2)a) [usually before noun] a dim memory is something that you cannot remember very well because it happened a long time agoI had a dim recollection of a visit to a big dark house.
b) used about something that you do not know much about or cannot understand very wellHe only had a dim awareness of the issues involved.
3) informal not clever4) if the chances of something good happening are dim, it is not likely to happenTheir hopes of victory were starting to look dim.
•See:dimly, view I
Derived word:
dimness
noun uncountable
II UK [dɪm] / US verb [intransitive/transitive]
Word forms "dim":
present tense I/you/we/they dim he/she/it dims present participle dimming past tense dimmed past participle dimmed1) if a light dims, or if someone dims it, it becomes less brightThe theatre lights dimmed and the show began.
2) mainly literary if feelings or hopes dim, or are dimmed, they become weaker3) literary if your eyes dim, or if something dims them, you become less able to see clearly
English dictionary. 2014.