ADJECTIVE | all | dim, subdued | lacking in light |
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all | dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy | lacking clarity or distinctness | |
all | dim, dimmed | made dim or less bright | |
all | dim, black, bleak | offering little or no hope | |
all | dim, dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow | slow to learn or understand | |
VERB | perception | dim, dip | switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam |
change | dim | become dim or lusterless | |
change | dim | make dim or lusterless | |
change | dim, blind | make dim by comparison or conceal | |
change | dim, blur, slur | become vague or indistinct |
Sounds | dih'm | |
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Rhymes | acronym ... whim: 31 rhymes with ihm... |
Meaning | lacking in light; not bright or harsh. | |
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Example | "a dim light beside the bed" | |
Synonym | subdued | |
Broader | dark | Devoid of or deficient in light or brightness |
Spanish | apagado, tenue | |
Catalan | apagat, tènue | |
Nouns | dimness | the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity |
Adverbs | dimly | with a dim light |
Meaning | lacking clarity or distinctness. | |
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Example | "a dim figure in the distance" | |
Synonyms | faint, shadowy, vague, wispy | |
Broader | indistinct | not clearly / clearly / clearly defined / defined / defined or easy to perceive or understand |
Spanish | borroso, débil, sombrío, ténue, vago | |
Catalan | borrós, dèbil, ombrívol, tènue, vague | |
Nouns | dimness | the quality of being dim or lacking contrast |
Adverbs | dimly | in a dim indistinct manner |
Meaning | made dim or less bright. | |
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Examples |
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Synonym | dimmed | |
Narrower | low-beam | Used of headlights |
Opposite | undimmed, bright | not made dim or less bright |
Spanish | atenuado | |
Nouns | dimness | the state of being poorly illuminated |
Meaning | offering little or no hope. | |
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Example | "took a dim view of things" | |
Synonyms | black, bleak | |
Broader | hopeless | Without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success |
Spanish | desolador, negro, sombrío | |
Catalan | desolador, negre, ombrívol |
Meaning | Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. | |
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Example | "never met anyone quite so dim" | |
Synonyms | dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow | |
Broader | stupid | lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity |
Spanish | corto, estúpido, lento, obtuso, pasmado, tonto, torpe | |
Catalan | aturat, curt, estúpid, gamarús, lent, obtús, pallús |
Meaning | switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | dip | |
Broader | change intensity | increase / increase or decrease in intensity |
Spanish | atenuar, bajar, meter | |
Catalan | atenuar |
Meaning | Become dim or lusterless. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Example | "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose" | |
Broader | change | Undergo a change |
Spanish | atenuar, ofuscar, oscurecer | |
Catalan | atenuar, enfosquir, obscurir, ofuscar |
Meaning | make dim or lusterless. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "Time had dimmed the silver" | |
Broader | darken | make dark or darker |
Spanish | atenuar, ofuscar, opacar, oscurecer | |
Catalan | atenuar, enfosquir, esmorteir, obscurir |
Meaning | make dim by comparison or conceal. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s something | |
Synonym | blind | |
Broader | darken | make dark or darker |
Spanish | atenuar, ensombrecer | |
Catalan | enlluernar |
Meaning | Become vague or indistinct. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | blur, slur | |
Caused by | blur, blear | make dim or indistinct |
Narrower | obliterate, efface | Remove completely from recognition or memory |
Broader | weaken | Become weaker |
Opposite | focus, focalize, focalise | Become focussed or come into focus |
Spanish | atenuar, desdibujarse, desdibujar, difuminarse, difuminar, empañar, enturbiarse | |
Catalan | atenuar, desdibuixar-se, desdibuixar, difuminar-se, difuminar, entelar-se, entelar, enterbolir-se, fer-se borrós |
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