dim

dim1 [ dım ] adjective

1. ) dim light is not bright:

the dim glow of the streetlamp

─ opposite BRIGHT, BRILLIANT

a ) dim places do not have much light in them, so you cannot see very well:

The room was very dim.

b ) dim shapes are not clear, because there is not much light or because they are far away: SHADOWY:

She caught a glimpse of a dim figure in the dark kitchen.

2. ) usually before noun a dim memory is something that you cannot remember very well because it happened a long time ago:

I had a dim recollection of a visit to a big dark house.

a ) used about something that you do not know much about or cannot understand very well:

He only had a dim awareness of the issues involved.

─ opposite CLEAR

3. ) if the chances of something good happening are dim, it is not likely to happen:

Their chances of victory were starting to look dim.

4. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL not intelligent: DENSE, THICK

─ opposite BRAINY

dim and distant

used for saying that something happened a long time ago:

the dim and distant past

take a dim view of

to not approve of someone or something: LOOK ASKANCE AT:

Many employers take a dim view of workers who speak out against bad working conditions.

╾ dim|ness noun uncount

=> DIMLY

dim

dim 2 [ dım ] verb intransitive or transitive

1. ) if a light dims, or if someone dims it, it becomes less bright:

The theater lights dimmed and the show began.

2. ) MAINLY LITERARY if feelings or hopes dim, or are dimmed, they become weaker

3. ) LITERARY if your eyes dim, or if something dims them, you become less able to see clearly