dim, adj.
(dimmer, dimmest)
freq. cnt. 7
(dimmer, dimmest)
freq. cnt. 7
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
dim subdued
sample sentences
"a dim light beside the bed""subdued lights and soft music"
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lacking clarity or distinctness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
dim faint shadowy vague wispy
sample sentences
"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"
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made dim or less bright
<adj.all>
dim dimmed
sample sentences
"the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation""dimmed headlights"
"we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
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slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
dense dim dull dumb obtuse slow
sample sentences
"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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offering little or no hope
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
black bleak dim