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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Dim \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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Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull;
sullied; tarnished.
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