DIM - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Adjective
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
Example: a dim light beside the bed; subdued lights and soft music
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Adjective
lacking clarity or distinctness
Example: a dim figure in the distance; only a faint recollection; shadowy figures in the gloom; saw a vague outline of a building through the fog; a few wispy memories of childhood
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
make dim or lusterless
Example: Time had dimmed the silver
Categories: Darken
Synonyms
Vague, Dense, Dip, Dimmed, Subdued
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "dim" comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰem-. It started in Proto-Germanic *dimmaz. Then it appeared in Old English dim. Later, people used it in Middle English dim. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Faroese: dimmur
- Icelandic: dimmur
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.