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"Dim" in Italian : Offuscare

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Pronunciation : Dim
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [AS. dim; akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain origin.]
Definition : 1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished. The dim magnificence of poetry. Whewell. How is the gold become dim! Lam. iv. 1. I never saw The heavens so dim by day. Shak. Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. Wordsworth.

2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse. Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. Job xvii. 7. The understanding is dim. Rogers.

Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.

Syn. -- Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished.

[Compar. Dimmer; superl. Dimmest.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Dim
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. 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. A king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants. Dryden. Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. Cowper.

2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of. Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears. C. Pitt.

t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimming.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Dim
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To grow dim. J. C. Shairp.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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