noun
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EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryDefinition (Entry 3 of 4)
abbreviation
Definition (Entry 4 of 4)
- dimension
- diminished
- diminuendo
- diminutive
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
black caliginous dark darkened darkish darkling darksome dimmed dusk dusky gloomy lightless murky obscure obscured pitch-black pitch-dark pitchy rayless somber (or sombre) stygian tenebrific tenebrous unlitSynonyms: Verb
becloud bedim befog blacken blear blur cloud darken dislimn fog fuzz (up) haze mist obscure overcast overcloud overshadow shadow shroudAntonyms: Adjective
bright brightened brilliant illuminated illumined light lit (or lighted) lightsome lucent lucid luminousAntonyms: Verb
brighten illuminate illumine light (up) lightenExamples
Adjective
- //Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.
- //I have a dim memory of your last visit.
Verb
- //The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement.
- //Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed.
First Known Use
Adjective
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1aVerb
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2History and Etymology
Adjective, Verb, and Noun
Middle English, from Old English dimm; akin to Old High German timber darkdim
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 2)
- being without light or without much light //a dim, windowless room in the basement of the houseSynonymsRelated Words
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