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dim definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dim 1 of 6 senses of dim Sense 6 blur, dim, slur => obliterate, wipe out efface Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dim 1 of 6 senses of dim Sense 6 blur, dim, slur => obliterate, wipe out efface Entailment of verb dim Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb dim 6 senses of dim Sense 1 dim, dip => change intensity Sense 2 darken, dim => change intensity Sense 3 dim => change Sense 4 dim => darken Sense 5 blind, dim => darken Sense 6 blur, dim, slur => weaken Familiarity of verb dim dim used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dim Sense 1 dim, dip => change intensity -------------- Sense 2 darken, dim => change intensity -------------- Sense 3 dim => change -------------- Sense 4 dim => darken -------------- Sense 5 blind, dim => darken -------------- Sense 6 blur, dim, slur => weaken -------------- Grep of noun dim chasidim chassidim dim sum dimaggio dime dime novel dimenhydrinate dimension dimensionality dimer dimetane dimetapp dimethyl ketone dimethylglyoxime dimetrodon diminished arch diminuendo diminution diminutive diminutiveness dimity dimmer dimness dimocarpus dimocarpus longan dimorphism dimorphotheca dimout dimple dimpled chad dimwit hasidim hassidim Overview of verb dim The verb dim has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. dim, dip -- (switch a car's headlights from a higher to a lower beam) 2. darken, dim -- (become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown") 3. dim -- (become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose") 4. dim -- (make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver") 5. blind, dim -- (make dim by comparison or conceal) 6. blur, dim, slur -- (become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred") Overview of adj dim The adj dim has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) dim, subdued -- (lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music") 2. (3) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy -- (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") 3. dimmed, dim -- (made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner") 4. black, bleak, dim -- (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") 5. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (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") Antonyms of adj dim 5 senses of dim Sense 1 dim, subdued INDIRECT (VIA dark) -> light Sense 2 dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy INDIRECT (VIA indistinct) -> distinct Sense 3 dimmed (vs. undimmed), dim Sense 4 black, bleak, dim INDIRECT (VIA hopeless) -> hopeful Sense 5 dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow INDIRECT (VIA stupid) -> smart Similarity of adj dim 5 senses of dim Sense 1 dim, subdued => dark (vs. light) Sense 2 dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy => indistinct (vs. distinct) Sense 3 dimmed (vs. undimmed), dim => low-beam(postnominal) Sense 4 black, bleak, dim => hopeless (vs. hopeful) Sense 5 dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow => stupid (vs. smart) Attributes of adj dim Familiarity of adj dim dim used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5) Grep of adj dim dim dim-sighted dim-witted dime dimensional dimensioning diminished diminishing diminuendo diminutive dimmed dimorhous dimorphic dimpled Overview of verb dim The verb dim has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. dim, dip -- (switch a car's headlights from a higher to a lower beam) 2. darken, dim -- (become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown") 3. dim -- (become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose") 4. dim -- (make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver") 5. blind, dim -- (make dim by comparison or conceal) 6. blur, dim, slur -- (become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred") Overview of adj dim The adj dim has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) dim, subdued -- (lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music") 2. (3) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy -- (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") 3. dimmed, dim -- (made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner") 4. black, bleak, dim -- (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") 5. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (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")
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