dim
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4.3
- adjective
- /dɪm/
:
vago
- She has a dim recollection of the event, struggling to remember the details clearly.
- dim prospects
- a dim memory
- dim job prospects
And in any case, things are not as as dim as Derrida presented them.
- And in any case, things are not as as dim as Derrida presented them.
Examples
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Neither China nor Burma is democratic, and both take a dim view of dissent.
Academic text (1998) -
After the meeting, many employees felt a dim sense of hope about the company's direction.
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TV is going to become a very dim memory for you two.
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Like our government, I take a most dim view of that.
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Our writer had a very dim, dark view of the world.
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Sorry, but I take a dim view... of watching my own destruction take place.
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At least a few people share my parents' dim view of obliviousness.
Academic text (2007) -
Late at night, in these blue rooms, the memory flickers up before me, dim and silent, never changing.
Fiction book (1998) -
Their essential role in preserving freedom and honor goes back far into the dim mists of history.
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As I recall, Edith takes a dim view of social frivolity.
Synonyms
328
5.3
Not easy to see, hear, or understand
230
4.6
Not clear or detailed so you are unsure what is meant
148
2.7
Very slight and hard to notice
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5.1
Hard to see or understand because it is not clear
Antonyms
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How Clear
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word dim comes from old English dimm meaning 'faint' or 'not bright', and a helpful image is seeing something in weak light. That's why dim can mean 'not clear' or 'vague', like a shape or memory you cannot see well.