Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dim
1 of 6 senses of dim
Sense 6
blur, dim, slur
=> obliterate, wipe out efface
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb dim
1 of 6 senses of dim
Sense 6
blur, dim, slur
=> obliterate, wipe out efface
Entailment of verb dim
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb dim
6 senses of dim
Sense 1
dim, dip
=> change intensity
Sense 2
darken, dim
=> change intensity
Sense 3
dim
=> change
Sense 4
dim
=> darken
Sense 5
blind, dim
=> darken
Sense 6
blur, dim, slur
=> weaken
Familiarity of verb dim
dim used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb dim
Sense 1
dim, dip
=> change intensity
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Sense 2
darken, dim
=> change intensity
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Sense 3
dim
=> change
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Sense 4
dim
=> darken
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Sense 5
blind, dim
=> darken
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Sense 6
blur, dim, slur
=> weaken
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Grep of noun dim
chasidim
chassidim
dim sum
dimaggio
dime
dime novel
dimenhydrinate
dimension
dimensionality
dimer
dimetane
dimetapp
dimethyl ketone
dimethylglyoxime
dimetrodon
diminished arch
diminuendo
diminution
diminutive
diminutiveness
dimity
dimmer
dimness
dimocarpus
dimocarpus longan
dimorphism
dimorphotheca
dimout
dimple
dimpled chad
dimwit
hasidim
hassidim
Overview of verb dim
The verb dim has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dim, dip -- (switch a car's headlights from a higher to a lower beam)
2. darken, dim -- (become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown")
3. dim -- (become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose")
4. dim -- (make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver")
5. blind, dim -- (make dim by comparison or conceal)
6. blur, dim, slur -- (become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred")
Overview of adj dim
The adj dim has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) dim, subdued -- (lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music")
2. (3) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy -- (lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood")
3. dimmed, dim -- (made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner")
4. black, bleak, dim -- (offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things")
5. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students")
Antonyms of adj dim
5 senses of dim
Sense 1
dim, subdued
INDIRECT (VIA dark) -> light
Sense 2
dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
INDIRECT (VIA indistinct) -> distinct
Sense 3
dimmed (vs. undimmed), dim
Sense 4
black, bleak, dim
INDIRECT (VIA hopeless) -> hopeful
Sense 5
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
INDIRECT (VIA stupid) -> smart
Similarity of adj dim
5 senses of dim
Sense 1
dim, subdued
=> dark (vs. light)
Sense 2
dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
=> indistinct (vs. distinct)
Sense 3
dimmed (vs. undimmed), dim
=> low-beam(postnominal)
Sense 4
black, bleak, dim
=> hopeless (vs. hopeful)
Sense 5
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
=> stupid (vs. smart)
Attributes of adj dim
Familiarity of adj dim
dim used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 5)
Grep of adj dim
dim
dim-sighted
dim-witted
dime
dimensional
dimensioning
diminished
diminishing
diminuendo
diminutive
dimmed
dimorhous
dimorphic
dimpled
Overview of verb dim
The verb dim has 6 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. dim, dip -- (switch a car's headlights from a higher to a lower beam)
2. darken, dim -- (become or make darker; "The screen darkend"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown")
3. dim -- (become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose")
4. dim -- (make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver")
5. blind, dim -- (make dim by comparison or conceal)
6. blur, dim, slur -- (become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred")
Overview of adj dim
The adj dim has 5 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (4) dim, subdued -- (lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music")
2. (3) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy -- (lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood")
3. dimmed, dim -- (made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner")
4. black, bleak, dim -- (offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things")
5. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students")
dim definition
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