Dim , v. i. To grow dim. J. C. Shairp.
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.
A king among
his courtiers, who dims all his attendants.
Dryden. Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways.
Cowper. 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.
Her
starry eyes were
dimmed with streaming tears.
C. Pitt.
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.
The dim magnificence of poetry.
Whewell. How is the gold become dim!
Lam. iv. 1. I never saw
The heavens so dim by day.
Shak. Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
Through words and things, a dim and
perilous way.
Wordsworth. 2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
Mine eye also
is dim by reason of
sorrow.
Job
xvii. 7. The understanding is dim.
Rogers. &fist; Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn. -- Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect;
dull; sullied; tarnished.
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