dim

dim is a 3-letter English word with 15 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, verb, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 15 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
2. superlative. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
3. transitive verb. 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.
4. transitive verb. 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. intransitive verb. To grow dim.
6. verb. become vague or indistinct

   "The distinction between the two theories blurred"

   Synonyms: blur, slur

7. verb. make dim by comparison or conceal

   Synonyms: blind

8. verb. make dim or lusterless

   "Time had dimmed the silver"

9. verb. become dim or lusterless

   "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"

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

    Synonyms: dip

11. adjective. lacking in light; not bright or harsh

    "a dim light beside the bed"

    "subdued lights and soft music"

    Synonyms: subdued

12. adjective. made dim or less bright

    "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"

    "dimmed headlights"

    Synonyms: dimmed

13. adjective. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity- Thackeray

    "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"

    "never met anyone quite so dim"

    Synonyms: dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow

14. adjective. lacking clarity or distinctness

    "a dim figure in the distance"

    "only a faint recollection"

    Synonyms: faint, shadowy, vague, wispy

15. adjective. offering little or no hope- J.M.Synge

    "the future looked black"

    "prospects were bleak"

    Synonyms: black, bleak

Synonyms

blur, slur, blind, dip, subdued, dimmed, dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy, black, bleak

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dim:

mdi, mid

Common word forms

dims, dimer, dimes, dimly, dimity, dimmed, dimmer, dimmest, dimming, dimness

Words from these letters

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