Dim | Mean of dim in English Dictionary

/ˈdɪm/

• not bright or clear
1. I found her sitting in a dim [=dark] corner of the restaurant.
2. a dim [=obscure, faint] light
3. dim stars
4. Just the dim outline of the building could be seen through the fog.
• not understood or remembered in a clear way
1. We had only a dim [=faint, vague] notion of what was going on.
2. I have a dim memory of your last visit.
• not likely to be good or successful
1. Prospects for a quick settlement of the strike appear dim. [=unlikely]
2. (US) The industry faces a dim [=grim] future.

• not good or favorable
1. The author's dim view [=bad opinion] of politicians is apparent throughout the book.
2. She takes a dim view of human nature. [=she believes that people are naturally bad]
3. Many fans take a dim view of [=many fans are unhappy about] recent changes in the team.
• not intelligent
1. She found him pretty dim at times.
• Verb
• to make (a light) less bright or to become less bright
1. Dim the lights.
2. The car's headlights were dimmed. [=(Brit) dipped]
3. The lights dimmed.
• to make (something) less strong or clear or to become less strong or clear
1. The latest setback has dimmed hopes of an early settlement.
2. Hopes of an early settlement have dimmed.
3. Her beauty dimmed rapidly.