dim - Meaning in Hindi

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dim - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of dim in English

dim adjective

1. lacking in light; not bright or harsh

   Synonyms

   subdued

   हल्का

   Examples

   • "a dim light beside the bed"
   • "subdued lights and soft music"
2. made dim or less bright

   Synonyms

   dimmed

   Examples

   • "dimmed headlights"
   • "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"
   • "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
3. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

   Synonyms

   dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow

   Examples

   • "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"
   • "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"
   • "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"
   • "never met anyone quite so dim"
   • "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"
   • "worked with the slow students"
4. lacking clarity or distinctness

   Synonyms

   faint, shadowy, vague, wispy

   Examples

   • "a dim figure in the distance"
   • "a few wispy memories of childhood"
   • "only a faint recollection"
   • "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"
   • "shadowy figures in the gloom"
5. offering little or no hope

   Synonyms

   black, black, bleak

   Examples

   • "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"
   • "prospects were bleak"
   • "the future looked black"
   • "took a dim view of things"

dim verb

1. become vague or indistinct

   Synonyms

   blur, slur

   Example

   • "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
2. make dim by comparison or conceal

   Synonyms

   blind, blind

3. make dim or lusterless

   Example

   • "Time had dimmed the silver"
4. become dim or lusterless

   Example

   • "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
5. switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

   Synonyms

   dip, dip

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