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dim
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- pronunciation:
- dIm
- parts of speech:
- adjective, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
dimmer, dimmest |
| definition 1: |
When a light or sound is dim, it is weak.
The light in the restaurant was so dim that it was hard to read the menu.The whole house was dark except for a dim light in the upstairs bedroom.The sound of the train became dim, and then it disappeared.- synonyms:
- dull, faint
- antonyms:
- bright
- similar words:
- gloomy, pale, weak
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| definition 2: |
If something is dim, it doesn't have much light. If a room is dim, it is hard to see well or read in it.
How can you cook in this dim kitchen? I'll turn on the light.- synonyms:
- dark
- antonyms:
- bright
- similar words:
- gloomy, shadowed
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| definition 3: |
When something is dim, it is not very clear.
We could see only dim shapes in the fog.The children had only a dim idea of what the adults were talking about at dinner.- synonyms:
- vague
- antonyms:
- clear, distinct
- similar words:
- cloudy, fuzzy
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| related words: |
dark, soft |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
dims, dimming, dimmed |
| definition 1: |
When you dim a light, you make it weaker.
The teacher dimmed the lights in the classroom and turned on the movie.- antonyms:
- turn up
- similar words:
- darken, lower, soften, turn down
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| definition 2: |
When something dims, it becomes weaker or darker. It fades.
Memories dim as time goes by.When the afternoon light dimmed, the kids went inside for dinner.- synonyms:
- fade
- antonyms:
- sharpen
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| related words: |
bleach, blind, cloud, fade, fog, pale, shade, weaken |
| derivations: |
dimly (adv.), dimness (n.) |
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