dim

10 definitions • 13 examples

not giving or having much light:

The lamp gave out a dim light.

He sat in a dim corner of the waiting room.

We could see a dim (= not easily seen) shape in the fog.

If your eyes are dim, you cannot see very well.

something that you remember slightly, but not very well:

I had a dim recollection of having met her before.

not very clever:

He's a nice guy, but a little dim.

UK Don't be so dim!

not likely to succeed:

The company's prospects for the future are rather dim.

to (make something) become less bright:

Someone dimmed the lights.

The lights dimmed and the curtains opened.

to (make a positive feeling or quality) become less strong:

Our hopes/expectations dimmed as the hours passed.

not bright; not giving or having much light:

A dim bulb provides the only light in the hall.

Something that is dim is also not clear in your mind or memory or not likely to happen:

I had only a dim memory of a tall, slender man.

to become or make something less bright:

[ I ] In the middle of the storm, the lights suddenly dimmed.