dima.[AS. dim; akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain origin.]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. (Whewell.)How is the gold become dim! (Lam. iv. 1.)I never saw
The heavens so dim by day. (Shak.)Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,
Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. (Wordsworth.)2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.()Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. (Job xvii. 7.)The understanding is dim. (Rogers.)()()v. t.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. (Dryden.)Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. (Cowper.)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. (C. Pitt.)v. i. To grow dim.(J. C. Shairp.)