dim

Symbol

dim

1. (mathematics) dimension

Etymology

From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem- (“to whisk, smoke, blow; dust, haze, cloud; obscure”). Compare Faroese dimmur, Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĭm, IPA^(key): /dɪm/

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• Rhymes: -ɪm

Adjective

dim (comparative dimmer, superlative dimmest)

1. Not bright or colorful.

   The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.

   • Shelley, Adonais

     that sustaining Love / Which, through the web of being blindly wove / By man and beast and earth and air and sea, / Burns bright or dim

2. (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.

   He may be a bit dim, but he's not retarded.

3. Indistinct, hazy or unclear.

   His vision grew dimmer as he aged.

4. Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.

Noun

dim (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Dimness.

Verb

dim (third-person singular simple present dims, present participle dimming, simple past and past participle dimmed)

1. (transitive) To make something less bright.

   He dimmed the lights and put on soft music.

2. (intransitive) To become darker.

   The lights dimmed briefly when the air conditioning was turned on.

3. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
   • Dryden

     a king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants

   • Cowper

     Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways.

4. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
   • C. Pitt

     Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears.

Anagrams

• DMI, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, MID, mid, mid-

Etymology

From Dutch duim.

Noun

dim

1. thumb

Verb

dim

1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of dimēt
2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of dimēt
3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of dimēt
4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of dimēt

Etymology

From Old Norse dimmr. Related to English dim and Icelandic dimmur.

Adjective

dim (neuter singular dimt, definite singular and plural dimme, comparative dimmere, indefinite superlative dimmest, definite superlative dimmeste)

1. dim
2. to have bad vision

   Han er dim på synet

   His vision is dim/bad/poor

References

• “dim” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

From Old Norse dimmr.

Adjective

dim (neuter singular dimt, definite singular and plural dimme, comparative dimmare, indefinite superlative dimmast, definite superlative dimmaste)

1. dim
2. to have bad vision

   Han er dim på synet

   His vision is dim/bad/poor

References

• “dim” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dymъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dîm/

Noun

dȉm m (Cyrillic spelling ди̏м)

1. smoke

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dymъ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰuh₂mós (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdím/
• Tonal orthography: dı̏m

Noun

dìm m inan (genitive díma, uncountable)

1. smoke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪm/

Adjective

dim

1. any
2. no, not, none

Noun

dim m (plural {{{2}}})

1. anything
2. nothing, none, nil, zero

Particle

dim

1. not

Mutation