| dim | 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) Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc. Synonym: Obscure, dusky, dark, mysterious, imperfect, dull, sullied, tarnished. Origin: AS. Dim; akin to OFries. Dim, Icel. Dimmr: cf. MHG. Timmer, timber; of uncertain origin. 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) Origin: Dimmed; Dimming. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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