- Types Of Speech
- You can use dim as a article, adjective satellite or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Dim
- A 1 syllables article and 3 letters with the letters d, i, and m, 2 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter i. Dim starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, di, and the ending characters are m, im, ..
- Definition
- Become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Dim is set as a kindergarten word that starts with d, ends with m, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 3 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is dim a scrabble word? A 6 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Dim in Pig Latin is said as "imday or imdway".
- Unigram
- d | i | m
- Bigram
- di | im
- Trigram
- dim
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- become vague or indistinct;
"The distinction between the two theories blurred" - make dim by comparison or conceal
- make dim or lusterless;
"Time had dimmed the silver" - become dim or lusterless;
"the lights dimmed and the curtain rose" - become or make darker;
"The screen darkend";
"He darkened the colors by adding brown" - switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- lacking in light;
not bright or harsh;
"a dim light beside the bed";
"subdued lights and soft music" - 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 mak - 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" - 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"
- Article Examples
- made dim or less bright;
"the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation";
"dimmed headlights";
"we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Achromatic | having no hue |
| Achromatise | remove color from "achromatize the lenses" |
| Achromatize | remove color from "achromatize the lenses" |
| Achromic | having no color |
| Achromous | having no color |
| Amorphous | without real or apparent crystalline form "an amorphous mineral" "amorphous structure" |
| Anaemic | lacking vigor or energy "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball" |
| Anemic | lacking vigor or energy "an anemic attempt to hit the baseball" |
| Anserine | having or revealing stupidity "ridiculous anserine behavior" "a dopey answer" "a dopey kid" "some fool idea about rewriting authors'' books" |
| Apartment | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house |
View all cognitive synonyms for Dim
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Focalise | put (an image) into focus "Please focus the image we cannot enjoy the movie" |
| Focalize | put (an image) into focus "Please focus the image we cannot enjoy the movie" |
| Focus | maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system "in focus" "out of focus" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| MDI | a Sunni organization formed in 1989 and based in Pakistan opposes missionary groups from the United States has Lashkar-e-Tayyiba as its armed wing |
| Dim | become vague or indistinct "The distinction between the two theories blurred" |
| Mid |
View English words with the unique letters used in dim. Words With The Letters Dim
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blur | a hazy or indistinct representation "it happened so fast it was just a blur" "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" |
| Fuzz | the first beard of an adolescent boy |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Weaken | become weaker "The prisoner''s resistance weakened after seven days" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Efface | remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" |
| Obliterate | remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps" |
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Dimple | No | Yes |
| Dimples | No | No |
| Vladimir | Yes | No |
| Ladimer | No | No |
| Dimitri | Yes | No |
View All Names For Dim
| See Also | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gloss Over | n/a |
| Skate Over | n/a |
| Skimp Over | n/a |
| Slur Over | n/a |
| Smooth Over | n/a |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mirid (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | mirid | ||
| Middy (5 letters) | 12 +6 | 12 +5 | middy | ||
| Idiom (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | diimo | ||
| Diam (4 letters) | 7 +1 | 8 +1 | maid | ||
| Mind (4 letters) | 7 +1 | 9 +2 | dimn | ||
| MIDI (4 letters) | 7 +1 | 8 +1 | diim | ||
| MDiv (4 letters) | 10 +4 | 12 +5 | mdiv | ||
| Maidu (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 10 +3 | maidu | ||
| Odium (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 10 +3 | dimou | ||
| Timid (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | timid | ||
| MDI (3 letters) | 6 | 7 | dim | ||
| Midst (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | midst | ||
| Midas (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | midas | ||
| Maid (4 letters) | 7 +1 | 8 +1 | maid | ||
| Madia (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | madia | ||
| IDDM (4 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | iddm | ||
| NIDDM (5 letters) | 9 +3 | 11 +4 | ddimn | ||
| Dim (3 letters) | 6 | 7 | dim | ||
| Admix (5 letters) | 15 +9 | 16 +9 | admix | ||
| Admit (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | mdita | ||
| Misdo (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 9 +2 | misdo | ||
| Tumid (5 letters) | 8 +2 | 10 +3 | tumid | ||
| Myoid (5 letters) | 11 +5 | 11 +4 | myoid | ||
| Mid (3 letters) | 6 | 7 | dim | ||
| Amid (4 letters) | 7 +1 | 8 +1 | maid |
Dim Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With D
- Ends With M
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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