Dim /(?)/

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.

   How is the gold become dim!

   I never saw The heavens so dim by day.

   Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.

2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.

   Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow.

   The understanding is dim.

imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimming

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.

   Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways.

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.

1. To grow dim.