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dim

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Adjective

  1. Not bright or colorful.
  2. Not smart or intelligent.
  3. Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
  4. Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
  5. Clipping of diminished.

Noun

  1. Dimness.

Verb

  1. To make something less bright.
  2. To become darker.
  3. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct.
  4. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
  5. To diminish, dull, or curtail.

Proper noun

  1. A male given name (from Bashkir Дим) .
  2. vocative singular of Ди́ма (Díma)(•colloquial)

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