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Definition of: dim
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(dim) adjective dim·mer, dim·mest
1. Obscure from faintness of light or from lack of visual or mental perception; indistinct; shadowy; misty; also, faint, as a sound.
2. Not seeing or perceiving clearly; purblind; obtuse.
3. Lacking luster; tarnished. See synonyms under DARK, FAINT, OBSCURE.
—v.t. & v.i. dimmed, dim·ming To render or grow dim; fade. [OE dim(m)]
—dim′ly adverb
—dim′ness noun
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