Dim
adjective
Not bright or clear.
The room was so dim that I could hardly see anything
Often appears as...
- dim light
- dim view
verb
Make or become less bright or clear.
The lights dimmed and the movie started
Often appears as...
- dim the lights
- eyes dim
adjective
Unlikely to be true or occur.
The chances of him passing the exam are pretty dim
Often appears as...
- dim chance
- dim hope
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Not remembering things clearly.
His memory of the events was dim
Often appears as...
- dim memory
- dim recollection
adjective
Used to describe someone who is not smart.
I've never met anyone so dim
Often appears as...
- dim-witted
- dim idiot
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Not bright or clear.
The room was so dim that I could hardly see anything
Often appears as...
- dim light
- dim view
verb
Make or become less bright or clear.
The lights dimmed and the movie started
Often appears as...
- dim the lights
- eyes dim
adjective
Unlikely to be true or occur.
The chances of him passing the exam are pretty dim
Often appears as...
- dim chance
- dim hope
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
Not remembering things clearly.
His memory of the events was dim
Often appears as...
- dim memory
- dim recollection
adjective
Used to describe someone who is not smart.
I've never met anyone so dim
Often appears as...
- dim-witted
- dim idiot
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/2Visual Clarity
Use 'dim' to describe a space with low light, affecting visibility.
The hallway was so dim I missed the last step.
Pro Tip 2/2Atmosphere Setting
'Dim' helps create a mood or atmosphere in a description, often secretive or intimate.
They spoke in a dimly lit corner of the cafe.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Clarity
Use 'dim' to describe a space with low light, affecting visibility.
The hallway was so dim I missed the last step.
Pro Tip 2/2Atmosphere Setting
'Dim' helps create a mood or atmosphere in a description, often secretive or intimate.
They spoke in a dimly lit corner of the cafe.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Clarity
Use 'dim' to describe a space with low light, affecting visibility.
The hallway was so dim I missed the last step.
Pro Tip 2/2Atmosphere Setting
'Dim' helps create a mood or atmosphere in a description, often secretive or intimate.
They spoke in a dimly lit corner of the cafe.
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Africa’s Astronomical...
setting the cosmic distance scale and measuring distances cosmologically not only that we can also measure the periodic dimming of stars that occurs when a planet orbits them and the orbit takes it within our line of sight and if we're actually going to observe life around another planet which I think we're on the eve of doing
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Your brain hallucinates...
It's the same shade of gray, but take it away again, and it looks different. So what's happening here is that the brain is using its prior expectations built deeply into the circuits of the visual cortex that a cast shadow dims the appearance of a surface, so that we see B as lighter than it really is.
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How much does a video...
they are not silvery, like they're often illustrated. Mirrors, technically speaking, are just a tiny, tiny, little bit green. You can demonstrate this by putting two mirrors next to each other, facing so they reflect back and forth forever. Look down that infinite reflection, and it will get dimmer,
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How squids outsmart...
which helps it determine the direction of the water’s flow. This way, a squid can sense an oncoming predator in even the dimmest waters. Aware of the threat, a squid can then mask itself from a predator. Squid skin contains thousands of tiny organs called chromatophores,
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Meet the Vampire Squid PIPE...
published in conservation biology narrates the institute's video Vampyroteuthis has very large eyes because it lives about half a mile deep in the ocean where the light is very dim we took these pictures from a deep diving robotic submarine and you can see
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The Aztec myth of the...
Still, he shined just as brightly as Nanahuatl. But since he had shown far less bravery and much more pride, one of the gods picked up a rabbit and tossed it in his face, dimming his light. But the fifth world still wasn’t truly established.
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Into Darkness by Bridget...
Kuiper belt responsive to others orbits covered with craters and an over large heart churning with nitrogen ice fainter than the dimmer star we have to work to see your surface mysterious trio hidden out of easy sight science still know so
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How one scientist...
Her visibility may have dimmed since, but her legacy endures. Privileging facts over opinions, and patience over shortcuts, she made evidence-based medicine the foundation of reforms that continue to protect people today.
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What is bipolar...
is sometimes used as an emergency treatment. Some bipolar patients reject treatment because they're afraid it will dim their emotions and destroy their creativity. But modern psychiatry is actively trying to avoid that.
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The truth about bats -...
and find prey in the dark. Although there's a common misconception that bats are blind, in truth, all species of bats have sight. And some have even adapted large eyes to see better in dim lighting.
Video examples
Africa’s Astronomical...
setting the cosmic distance scale and measuring distances cosmologically not only that we can also measure the periodic dimming of stars that occurs when a planet orbits them and the orbit takes it within our line of sight and if we're actually going to observe life around another planet which I think we're on the eve of doing
Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
It's the same shade of gray, but take it away again, and it looks different. So what's happening here is that the brain is using its prior expectations built deeply into the circuits of the visual cortex that a cast shadow dims the appearance of a surface, so that we see B as lighter than it really is.
Video examples
How much does a video...
they are not silvery, like they're often illustrated. Mirrors, technically speaking, are just a tiny, tiny, little bit green. You can demonstrate this by putting two mirrors next to each other, facing so they reflect back and forth forever. Look down that infinite reflection, and it will get dimmer,
Video examples
How squids outsmart...
which helps it determine the direction of the water’s flow. This way, a squid can sense an oncoming predator in even the dimmest waters. Aware of the threat, a squid can then mask itself from a predator. Squid skin contains thousands of tiny organs called chromatophores,
Video examples
Meet the Vampire Squid PIPE...
published in conservation biology narrates the institute's video Vampyroteuthis has very large eyes because it lives about half a mile deep in the ocean where the light is very dim we took these pictures from a deep diving robotic submarine and you can see
Video examples
The Aztec myth of the...
Still, he shined just as brightly as Nanahuatl. But since he had shown far less bravery and much more pride, one of the gods picked up a rabbit and tossed it in his face, dimming his light. But the fifth world still wasn’t truly established.
Video examples
Into Darkness by Bridget...
Kuiper belt responsive to others orbits covered with craters and an over large heart churning with nitrogen ice fainter than the dimmer star we have to work to see your surface mysterious trio hidden out of easy sight science still know so
Video examples
How one scientist...
Her visibility may have dimmed since, but her legacy endures. Privileging facts over opinions, and patience over shortcuts, she made evidence-based medicine the foundation of reforms that continue to protect people today.
Video examples
What is bipolar...
is sometimes used as an emergency treatment. Some bipolar patients reject treatment because they're afraid it will dim their emotions and destroy their creativity. But modern psychiatry is actively trying to avoid that.
Video examples
The truth about bats -...
and find prey in the dark. Although there's a common misconception that bats are blind, in truth, all species of bats have sight. And some have even adapted large eyes to see better in dim lighting.
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Quote examples
Jesse Andrews
American Novelist
My process is pretty messy, and there's a lot of creative destruction in it. When I set out to write something, I'll write some passages from it just to figure out who these characters are, how they talk. And I have a dim sense of what it's about and where it's going to go, but I know that's going to change, too.
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George Edward Moore
English Philosopher
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.
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Felix Adler
German Educator
FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest might be employed to advantage for purposes affecting the general good.
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Gillian Jacobs
American Actress
It's funny shooting movies because you get to see clubs during daylight hours, which no one should ever see - it's not pretty; there's a reason the lighting is dim in there.
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Tierra Whack
American Musician
You know, I'm willing to dim my light so that somebody else can shine because, like, we all have to find our inner lights, and shine in one world.
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Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
It's heartbreaking to think that the joy of building a family is being dimmed by the economic squeeze young people are feeling.
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Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
I like to dim the lights and talk about the ghosts I've known and invite other people to tell me their stories.
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Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
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William James
American Philosopher
In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but somehow we cannot start.
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Israel Adesanya
Nigerian Athlete
Look, I can't dim my shine just because some people feel uncomfortable.
Quote examples
Jesse Andrews
American Novelist
My process is pretty messy, and there's a lot of creative destruction in it. When I set out to write something, I'll write some passages from it just to figure out who these characters are, how they talk. And I have a dim sense of what it's about and where it's going to go, but I know that's going to change, too.
Quote examples
George Edward Moore
English Philosopher
The hours I spend with you I look upon as sort of a perfumed garden, a dim twilight, and a fountain singing to it. You and you alone make me feel that I am alive. Other men it is said have seen angels, but I have seen thee and thou art enough.
Quote examples
Felix Adler
German Educator
FOR a long time the conviction has been dimly felt in the community that, without prejudice to existing institutions, the legal day of weekly rest might be employed to advantage for purposes affecting the general good.
Quote examples
Gillian Jacobs
American Actress
It's funny shooting movies because you get to see clubs during daylight hours, which no one should ever see - it's not pretty; there's a reason the lighting is dim in there.
Quote examples
Tierra Whack
American Musician
You know, I'm willing to dim my light so that somebody else can shine because, like, we all have to find our inner lights, and shine in one world.
Quote examples
Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
It's heartbreaking to think that the joy of building a family is being dimmed by the economic squeeze young people are feeling.
Quote examples
Jenna Wortham
American Journalist
I like to dim the lights and talk about the ghosts I've known and invite other people to tell me their stories.
Quote examples
Thomas Carlyle
Scottish Philosopher
Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.
Quote examples
William James
American Philosopher
In the dim background of mind we know what we ought to be doing but somehow we cannot start.
Quote examples
Israel Adesanya
Nigerian Athlete
Look, I can't dim my shine just because some people feel uncomfortable.
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