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Dim (?), a. [Compar. Dimmer (?); superl. Dimmest (?).] [AS. dim; akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain origin.]
1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
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The dim magnificence of poetry. Whewell.
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How is the gold become dim! Lam. iv. 1.
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I never saw
The heavens so dim by day. Shak.
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Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. Wordsworth.
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2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
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Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. Job xvii. 7.
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The understanding is dim. Rogers.
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☞ Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn. -- Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished.
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Dim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Dimming.]
1. 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.
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A king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants. Dryden.
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Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. Cowper.
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2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
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Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears. C. Pitt.
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Dim, v. i. To grow dim. J. C. Shairp.
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