dim
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old English dimm. Compare Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
dim (comparative dimmer, superlative dimmest)
- Not bright or colorful.
- The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.
- Not smart or intelligent.
- He may be a bit dim, but he's not retarded.
- Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
- His vision grew dimmer as he aged.
- Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
Translations [edit]
not bright, not colourful
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indistinct
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not smart
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Verb [edit]
dim (third-person singular simple present dims, present participle dimming, simple past and past participle dimmed)
- (transitive) To make something less bright.
- He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.
- (intransitive) To become darker.
- The lights dimmed briefly when the air condition was turned on.
Translations [edit]
to make something less bright
to become darker
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Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Indonesian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Dutch duim.
Noun [edit]
dim
Lojban [edit]
Rafsi [edit]
dim
Norwegian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Norse dimmr. Related to English dim and Icelandic dimmur.
Noun [edit]
dim (m and f), dimt (n), dimme (pl)
- dim
- to have bad vision
- Han er dim på synet
- His vision is dim/bad
- Han er dim på synet
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *dymъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /dîm/
Noun [edit]
dȉm m (Cyrillic spelling ди̏м)
Declension [edit]
declension of dim
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | dim | dimovi |
| genitive | dima | dimova |
| dative | dimu | dimovima |
| accusative | dim | dimove |
| vocative | dime | dimovi |
| locative | dimu | dimovima |
| instrumental | dimom | dimovima |
Slovene [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Slavic *dymъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
dìm m inan.
Declension [edit]
Declension of dim (masculine inanimate, hard)
Welsh [edit]
Adjective [edit]
dim
Noun [edit]
dim m
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