Dimness

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Mục lục 1 Adjective 1.1 not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light 1.2 not seen clearly or in detail; indistinct 1.3 not clear to the mind; vague 1.4 not brilliant; dull in luster 1.5 not clear or distinct to the senses; faint 1.6 not seeing clearly 1.7 tending to be unfavorable; not likely to happen, succeed, be favorable, etc. 1.8 not understanding clearly. 1.9 rather stupid; dim-witted. 2 Verb (used with object) 2.1 to make dim or dimmer. 2.2 to switch (the headlights of a vehicle) from the high to the low beam. 3 Verb (used without object) 3.1 to become or grow dim or dimmer. ? 4 Verb phrase 4.1 dim out, (in wartime) to reduce the night illumination of (a city, ship, etc.) to make it less visible from the air or sea, as a protection from enemy aircraft or ships. ? 5 Idiom 5.1 take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism 6 Synonyms 6.1 noun

Adjective

not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light

a dim room; a dim flashlight.

not seen clearly or in detail; indistinct

a dim object in the distance.

not clear to the mind; vague

a dim idea.

not brilliant; dull in luster

a dim color.

not clear or distinct to the senses; faint

a dim sound.

not seeing clearly

eyes dim with tears.

tending to be unfavorable; not likely to happen, succeed, be favorable, etc.

a dim chance of winning.

not understanding clearly.

rather stupid; dim-witted.

Verb (used with object)

to make dim or dimmer.

to switch (the headlights of a vehicle) from the high to the low beam.

Verb (used without object)

to become or grow dim or dimmer. ?

Verb phrase

dim out, (in wartime) to reduce the night illumination of (a city, ship, etc.) to make it less visible from the air or sea, as a protection from enemy aircraft or ships. ?

Idiom

take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism

or dismay

Her mother takes a dim view of her choice of friends.

Synonyms

noun

darkness , duskiness , murkiness , obscureness , obscurity