dim
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6.5
- adjective
- /dɪm/
- Offensive
- Her husband is sweet, but he's a bit dim.
- dim-witted
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- The clever tricky servant, the dim young man, the courtesan, the braggart soldier.
Examples
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Well said, my dim brother.
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My son wants to be like my dim-witted brother.
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Was he really that dim, or did he just let people think he was?
Fiction book (1995) -
Dominic's the dim one on the island, isn't he?
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What had happened to the easy-going, dim-witted city of his youth?
Fiction book (2002) -
I really wanted things to work out for you, my weaselly, dim-witted friend.
Fiction book (1999) -
Small, bony, ill-clad, dim of mind, and obviously distraught, my nephew climbed onto the barstool next to mine.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her husband is sweet, but he's a bit dim.
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Dominic's the dim one on the island, isn't he?
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I sometimes feel stupid, as if I am just a dim person.
Synonyms
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3.2
Not able to understand or learn things quickly
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8.1
Not smart or quick to understand
47
4.4
Not quick to learn or understand things
35
8.2
Not very smart and slow to understand
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2.8
Slow to notice or react to things
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6.8
Slow to understand what others explain
18
7.1
Not very intelligent and too naive about complex things
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7.4
Slow to understand what other people mean
10
6.8
Not showing good sense or judgment
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8.1
Not quick to understand or learn new things
8
5.6
Not quick to understand or learn
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5.3
Not very smart and slow to understand things
4
6.7
Not quick to understand or think
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7.9
Slow to understand simple ideas or instructions
2
7.5
Showing very little sense or intelligence
1
9.1
Not very quick to understand things
1
9.9
Someone who is not smart and slow to understand
1
9.3
Not very smart and acting in a foolish way
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9.9
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
1
9.9
A person who is not very quick to understand things
1
8.4
Not very smart and likely to make poor choices
1
5.8
Slow to understand things
1
8.9
Very foolish or not showing any reaction
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9.9
Showing little intelligence and only simple ideas
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9.9
A rude name for a person who is slow to understand
A person who is slow to understand and easily fooled
Slow to understand things and often acting foolishly
A little slow to understand things
Slow to understand or act because they are tired
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember dim for a person is to think of low light: the old word dimm meant 'dull' or 'faint', so calling someone dim compares their mind to a light that is 'not bright' and slow to show ideas.