Australian English Meaning of dim

dim

Other Australian English words related to dim

synonyms

• dark
• darkened
• dimmed
• murky
• Darkish
• darkling
• Dark
• dusk
• dusky
• gloomy
• lightless
• obscure
• obscured
• pitch-black
• high-pitched
• Rayless
• sombre
• sombre
• Stygian
• tenebrous
• unlit
• cloudy
• overcast
• crepuscular
• dull
• dulled
• foggy
• sooty
• grey
• grey
• lackluster
• leaden
• misty
• moonless
• pale
• shadowy
• shady
• Smoggy
• starless
• sunless
• tenebrific
• dusky

antonyms

• bright
• brightened
• excellent
• illuminated
• incandescent
• light
• lit
• Lighthearted
• lit
• translucent
• Lucid
• luminous
• radiant
• bright
• sparkling
• illuminated
• glittery
• alight
• beaming
• beaming
• Radiant
• glaring
• glossy
• glowing
• flickering
• lustrous
• resplendent
• shiny
• ablaze
• glinting
• floodlit
• floodlit
• moonlit
• moony
• relucent
• starlit
• sunlit
• highlighted
• highlighted
• spotlit
• ultrabright

Definitions and Meaning of dim in English

Wordnet

dim (v)

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

become dim or lusterless

make dim or lusterless

make dim by comparison or conceal

become vague or indistinct

Wordnet

dim (s)

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

lacking clarity or distinctness

offering little or no hope

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

Wordnet

dim (a)

made dim or less bright

Webster

dim (superl.)

Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.

Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.

Webster

dim (v. t.)

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.

To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.

Webster

dim (v. i.)

To grow dim.

FAQs About the word dim

What is the Australian English meaning of the word dim

dim

What is the English meaning of the word dim

switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam, become dim or lusterless, make dim or lusterless, make dim by comparison or conceal, become vague or

What are the synonyms of the word dim

dark,darkened,dimmed,murky,,Darkish,darkling,Dark,dusk,dusky

What are the antonyms of the word dim

bright,brightened,excellent,illuminated,incandescent,light,lit,Lighthearted,lit,translucent