dim
adjective
[ dɪm ]
• (of a light, colour, or illuminated object) not shining brightly or clearly.
• "the dim glow of the fire"
Similar:
faint,
weak,
feeble,
soft,
pale,
dull,
dingy,
subdued,
muted,
flat,
lustreless,
wishy-washy,
• not clearly recalled or formulated in the mind.
• "dim memories"
Similar:
vague,
unclear,
indistinct,
imprecise,
imperfect,
confused,
sketchy,
hazy,
blurred,
shadowy,
foggy,
obscure,
remote,
• stupid or slow to understand.
• "you're just incredibly dim"
Similar:
stupid,
unintelligent,
ignorant,
dense,
brainless,
mindless,
foolish,
dull-witted,
dull,
slow-witted,
witless,
slow,
dunce-like,
simple-minded,
empty-headed,
vacuous,
vapid,
half-witted,
idiotic,
moronic,
imbecilic,
imbecile,
obtuse,
doltish,
gullible,
naive,
thick,
dumb,
dopey,
dozy,
crazy,
cretinous,
birdbrained,
pea-brained,
pig-ignorant,
bovine,
slow on the uptake,
soft in the head,
brain-dead,
boneheaded,
lamebrained,
thickheaded,
chuckleheaded,
dunderheaded,
wooden,
wooden-headed,
fat-headed,
muttonheaded,
daft,
barmy,
not the full shilling,
thick as two short planks,
dumb-ass,
dim
verb
• make or become less bright or distinct.
• "a smoky inferno that dimmed the sun"
Similar:
grow faint,
grow feeble,
grow dim,
fade,
dull,
grow dark,
darken,
blacken,
cloud over,
become overcast,
grow leaden,
lour,
become gloomy,
Origin:
Old English dim, dimm, of Germanic origin; related to German dialect timmer .
dim.
abbreviation
• diminuendo.
