dim

adjective (NOT CLEAR)

/dɪm/ (dimmer, dimmest)

Definition

C2 not giving or having much light: The lamp gave out a dim light. He sat in a dim corner of the waiting room. We could see a dim (= not easily seen) shape in the fog.Darkness and becoming dark › literary If your eyes are dim, you cannot see very well.Eyesight, glasses and lensesUsing the eyesThe eye and surrounding areaOptics, microscopy and lasers a dim memory, recollection, etc. C2 something that you remember slightly, but not very well: I had a dim recollection of having met her before.Memory and memories dimly

/ˈdɪm.li/ adverb › The room was dimly lit. I dimly remembered seeing the film before.Darkness and becoming dark dimness

/ˈdɪm.nəs/ noun [U] Darkness and becoming dark

(Definition of dim adjective (NOT CLEAR) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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