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  Dim \Dim\, v. i.
     To grow dim. --J. C. Shairp.
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  Dim \Dim\, a. [Compar. Dimmer; superl. Dimmest.] [AS. dim;
     akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of
     uncertain origin.]
     1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness;
        obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure;
        indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
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              The dim magnificence of poetry.       --Whewell.
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              How is the gold become dim!           --Lam. iv. 1.
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              I never saw
              The heavens so dim by day.            --Shak.
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              Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
              Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
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     2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of
        apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
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              Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job
                                                    xvii. 7.
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              The understanding is dim.             --Rogers.
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     Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
  
     Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull;
          sullied; tarnished.
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  Dim \Dim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Dimming.]
     1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or
        distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull;
        to obscure; to eclipse.
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              A king among his courtiers, who dims all his
              attendants.                           --Dryden.
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              Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways.
                                                    --Cowper.
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     2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing
        clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to
        darken the senses or understanding of.
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              Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears.
                                                    --C. Pitt.
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  Dim \Dim\, v. i.
     To grow dim. --J. C. Shairp.

  Dim \Dim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Dimming.]
     1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or
        distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull;
        to obscure; to eclipse.
  
              A king among his courtiers, who dims all his
              attendants.                           --Dryden.
  
              Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways.
                                                    --Cowper.
  
     2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing
        clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to
        darken the senses or understanding of.
  
              Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears.
                                                    --C. Pitt.

  Dim \Dim\, a. [Compar. Dimmer; superl. Dimmest.] [AS. dim;
     akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of
     uncertain origin.]
     1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness;
        obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure;
        indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
  
              The dim magnificence of poetry.       --Whewell.
  
              How is the gold become dim!           --Lam. iv. 1.
  
              I never saw The heavens so dim by day. --Shak.
  
              Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
              Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of
        apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
  
              Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job
                                                    xvii. 7.
  
              The understanding is dim.             --Rogers.
  
     Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
  
     Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull;
          sullied; tarnished.

  dim
       adj 1: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside
              the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: subdued]
       2: 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" [syn: faint,
           shadowy, vague, wispy]
       3: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a
          hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like
          dimmed lights when we have dinner" [syn: dimmed] [ant: undimmed]
       4: 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" [syn: black, bleak]
       5: 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"
          [syn: dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow]
       v 1: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
            [syn: dip]
       2: become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened
          the colors by adding brown" [syn: darken] [ant: brighten]
       3: become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain
          rose"
       4: make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
       5: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: blind]
       6: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two
          theories blurred" [syn: blur, slur] [ant: focus]
       [also: dimming, dimmed, dimmest, dimmer]

  dim
     Κροατικά n.
     καπνός

  dim
     Indonesian n.
     1 thumb
     2 (l en inch)
     Indonesian n.
     high-beam (l en headlamp) on a road vehicle.
     Kashubian n.
     smoke
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (l en dim)
     2 to have bad vision
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     smoke
     Sumerian roman.
     (romanization of sux 𒁴 tr=dim)
     Welsh a.
     1 any
     2 no, not, none
     Welsh part.
     not
     Welsh pron.
     1 anything
     2 nothing, none, nil, zero

  dim.
     Spanish n.
     (abbreviation of es diminutivo  diminutive)
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography grammar) diminutive; (abbreviation of sv
  diminutiv)

  Dim
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     Tue (gloss: Tuesday)

  dim
     a.
     1 Not bright or colorful.
     2 (lb en colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
     3 indistinct, hazy or unclear.
     4 disapproving, unfavorable: {non-gloss definition|rarely used
  outside the phrase (m en take a dim view of).}
     n.
     (lb en archaic) dimness.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To make something less bright.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become darker.
     3 To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct
     4 To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly,
  either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or
  understanding of.
     a.
     (senseid en diminished) (lb en music) (clipping of en diminished)

  dim.
     adv.
     (lb en musical notation) (abbreviation of en diminuendo)
     n.
     (lb en grammar) (abbreviation of en diminutive)

  Dim
     n.
     (given name en male).

  dim
     Latvian vb.
     1 (infl of lv dimēt  3 s//p pres ind)
     {qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">2 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv dimēt  3
  s imp)
     {qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">3 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv dimēt  3
  p imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (l en dim)
     2 to have bad vision
     Serbo-Croatian n.
     smoke
     Translingual sym.
     (lb mul mathematics) (l en dimension)

  dim.
     Spanish n.
     (abbreviation of es diminutivo  diminutive)
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography grammar) diminutive; (abbreviation of sv
  diminutiv)

  Dim
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     Tue (gloss: Tuesday)

  dim
     Latvian vb.
     1 (infl of lv dimēt  3 s//p pres ind)
     {qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">2 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv dimēt  3
  s imp)
     {qualifier|with+the+particle+''(l+lv+lai)''" rel="nofollow">3 {qualifier|with the particle ''(l lv lai)'' (infl of lv dimēt  3
  p imp)
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     1 (l en dim)
     2 to have bad vision
     Translingual sym.
     (lb mul mathematics) (l en dimension)

  dim.
     Spanish n.
     (abbreviation of es diminutivo  diminutive)
     Swedish n.
     (lb sv lexicography grammar) diminutive; (abbreviation of sv
  diminutiv)

  Dim
     Scottish Gaelic n.
     Tue (gloss: Tuesday)

  dim
     Kroaatti n.
     savu
     Serbia n.
     savu

  dim.
     Italia abbr.
     (yhteys musiikki k=it) ''(l it diminuendo)''

  dim
     Engelska a.
     dunkel, vag, oklar
     Engelska vb.
     fördunkla, skymma

  dim /dˈɨm/ 
  not

  dim /dˈɨm/ 
  nought

  dim /dˈɨm/ 
  zero

  dim /dˈɪm/
  1. donker, duister
  2. benewel

  Dim /dˈɪm/
  خافت

  dim //dɪm// 
  1. замъглен, неясен
  indistinct
  2. мътен
  not bright, not colourful

  dim //dɪm// 
  1. потъмнявам
  to become darker
  2. помътнявам
  to make something less bright

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  matný

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  zakalit

  dim /dˈɪm/
  ztlumit

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  kalný

  dim /dˈɪm/
  mdlý

  dim /dˈɪm/
  ztlumený

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  ponurý

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  nejasný

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  ztlumit

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  ztlumený

  dim /dˈɪm/
  zatemnit

  dim /dˈɪm/
  tupý

  dim /dˈɪm/
  pohasnout

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  mdlý

  dim /dˈɪm/
  hloupý

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  gwelwi 

  dim /dˈɪm/
  beschränkt, ungeschickt 

  dim /dˈɪm/
  dämmrig, schummrig, schummerig, düster 
   see: dimmer, dimmest
  

  dim /dˈɪm/
  düster 
           Note: Situation, Meinung

  dim /dˈɪm/
  matt, gedeckt 

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  trüben, dämpfen 
   see: dimming, dimmed, dims, dims
  

  dim /dˈɪm/
  verschwommen, undeutlich 

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  trübe , getrübt 

  dim /dˈɪm/
  
  θαμπός, αμυδρός, θολός, θολωμένος

  dim //dɪm// 
  himmeä
  not bright, not colourful

  dim //dɪm// 
  himmentää
  to make something less bright

  dim /daim/
  1. obscur, sombre
  2. brouiller, rendre confus, rendre trouble

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  1. धुंधला
        "Studying in dim light spoils the eyesight."

  dim /dˈɪm/ 
  1. धुंधला~होना, करना
        "Lights in the theatre were dimmed as the movie began."

  dim /dˈɪm/
  blijed, maglovit, mračiti, mutan, potamniti, potamnjeti, taman, zamračiti, zamutiti

  dim /dˈɪm/
  1. borús
  2. elmosódott
  3. homályos
  4. sötétes
  5. tompa
  6. fakó
  7. halvány
  8. bizonytalan
  9. gyenge
  10. ködös
  11. félhomályos
  12. fénytelen
  13. sápadt
  14. nem valami elôkelô
  15. komor

  dim /dˈɪm/
  oscuro, scuro, tenebroso

  dim //dɪm// 
  1. 朧気
  indistinct
  2. ほの暗い, 薄暗い
  not bright, not colourful

  dim /daim/
  ater, cæruleus, caligineus, caliginosus, obscurus, tenebricosus

  dim //dɪm// 
  dim, dimme, dimt
  not bright, not colourful

  dim /dɪm/
  I.   1.  ciemny, mroczny
   2.  niewyraźny
   3.  zamazany
   4.  [nieform]  ciemny
  II.    przygaszać się, przygaszać

  dim /daim/
  escuro

  dim /daim/
  тёмный

  dim /daim/
  oscuro

  dim /dˈɪm/
  1. (mer, mest)  Ioş, donuk, sönük, bulanık, belirsiz, müphem
  2. donuklaştırmak, karartmak, bulandırmak: kararmak, donuklaşmak: out ile ışıkları kısmak, maskelemek. dimly  donuk bir surette, duman içinde gibi, bulanık olarak. dimness  donukluk, loşluk, müphemlik.

  dim. /di.mɑ̃ʃ/ 
  So.
  Abréviation de dimanche

  dim. /di.mɑ̃ʃ/ 
  日
  Abréviation de dimanche

  dim /dˈim/
  fume, reek, smoke, smother

  dim /dˈim/ 
  smoke

  
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  252 Moby Thesaurus words for "dim":
     achromatic, achromatize, achromic, amorphous, anemic, ashen, ashy,
     banausic, bandage, barely audible, becloud, bedarken, bedazzle,
     bedim, befog, begloom, benight, black, black out, blacken, blah,
     blanch, bleach, blear, blear-eyed, bleared, bleary, bleary-eyed,
     bled white, blind, blind the eyes, blindfold, block the light,
     bloodless, blot out, blunt, blunt-witted, blur, blurred, blurry,
     brown, cadaverous, caliginous, cast a shadow, chloranemic,
     clear as mud, cloud, cloud over, cloudy, colorless, confused, dark,
     dark-colored, darken, darken over, darkish, darkle, darksome, daze,
     dazzle, dead, deadly pale, deathly pale, decolor, decolorize,
     decrescendo, defocus, deprive of sight, dim out, dim-eyed,
     dim-sighted, dim-witted, dimmed, dimmish, dimpsy, dingy, discolor,
     discolored, distant, dopey, drain, drain of color, dreary, dull,
     dull of mind, dull-headed, dull-pated, dull-sighted, dull-witted,
     dusk, dusky, eclipse, encloud, encompass with shadow, etiolate,
     etiolated, excecate, exsanguinated, exsanguine, exsanguineous,
     fade, faded, faint, faint-voiced, fallow, fat-witted, feeble,
     feeble-eyed, film, filmy, filmy-eyed, flat, fog, foggy, fume,
     fuzzy, gentle, ghastly, glare, gloam, gloom, gloomy, gouge,
     gravel-blind, gray, gross-headed, grow dark, grow dim, haggard,
     half-blind, half-heard, half-seen, half-visible, haze, hazy, heavy,
     hebetudinous, hoodwink, hueless, humdrum, hypochromic, ill-defined,
     inconspicuous, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct,
     indistinguishable, lackluster, leaden, livid, lose resolution, low,
     low-profile, lower, lurid, lusterless, make blind, mat, mealy,
     merely glimpsed, mist, misty, mole-eyed, monotone, monotonous,
     muddy, murk, murksome, murky, murmured, muted, nebulous, neutral,
     obfuscate, obnubilate, obscure, obtuse, obumbrate, occult,
     occultate, opaque, out of focus, overcast, overcloud, overshadow,
     pale, pale as death, pale-faced, pallid, pasty, pedestrian,
     peroxide, pianissimo, piano, poky, purblind, sallow, sand-blind,
     scarcely heard, semidark, semivisible, shade, shadow, shadowy,
     shapeless, sickly, slow, slow-witted, sluggish, snow-blind, soft,
     soft-sounding, soft-voiced, soften, somber, stodgy, strike blind,
     subaudible, subdued, subfusc, tallow-faced, tarnish, tenebrous,
     thick-brained, thick-headed, thick-pated, thick-witted,
     thickskulled, tone down, toneless, transcendent, uncertain,
     unclear, uncolored, undefined, undetermined, unilluminated,
     unplain, unrecognizable, vague, wan, wash out, washed-out, waxen,
     weak, weak-eyed, weak-voiced, whey-faced, whispered, white, whiten,
     wooden
  
  

  a. 暗淡的,模糊的;
  v. 使...暗淡;

     a. 不明亮的,暗淡的;朦胧的,模糊不清的