- not bright
- the dim glow of the fire in the grate
- This light is too dim to read by.
Extra Examples- A dim lamp swung in the entrance.
- It was hard to see in the dim glow of the streetlights.
- Owls' eyesight is good in dim light.
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- where you cannot see well because there is not much light
- a dim room/street
Extra Examples- The living room looked dim and shadowy.
- The room was dim because the curtains were half drawn.
- The room was very dim with a murky greenish light.
- They stepped into the dim and cluttered little shop.
- A voice came from the dim interior.
- that you cannot see well because there is not much light
- the dim outline of a house in the moonlight
- I could see a dim shape in the doorway.
- not able to see well
- His eyesight is getting dim.
- that you cannot remember or imagine clearly synonym vague
- dim memories
- She had a dim recollection of the visit.
- (humorous) in the dim and distant past
- (especially British English, informal) not intelligent
- He's very dim.
Extra Examples- She seems incredibly dim sometimes!
- He was good-natured but rather dim.
- She was a pleasant but rather dim young woman.
- not giving any reason to have hope; not good
- Her future career prospects look dim.
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Word OriginOld English dim, dimm, of Germanic origin; related to German dialect timmer.
Idioms
See dim in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee dim in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishtake a dim view of somebody/something
- to think somebody/something is bad; to not have a good opinion of somebody/something
- She took a dim view of my suggestion.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc2- He takes a dim view of divorce.
- My mother takes a pretty dim view of my cooking skills.
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