NICE-BUT-DIM

Meaning of NICE-BUT-DIM in English

Nice-but-Dim, Tim /ˌnaɪs bət ˈdɪm, tɪm/ BrE AmE

a humorous character invented by Harry ↑ Enfield for his British television programme. He is a typical example of an English ‘upper-class twit’ (=a pleasant but very stupid young man from a high social class) .

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NICE — I. ˈnīs adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Old French, simpleminded, stupid, from Latin nescius ignorant, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIM — I. ˈdim adjective ( dimmer ; dimmest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German timber …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BUT — I. (ˈ)bət, usu -əd.+V conjunction Etymology: Middle English, conjunction & preposition, from Old English būtan, būte, conjunction & preposition, without, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NICE — (superl.) Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice day; a …
Английский словарь Webster
NICE — (superl.) Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; exact; fine; …
Английский словарь Webster
DIM — (v. i.) To grow dim.
Английский словарь Webster
DIM — (v. t.) To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; …
Английский словарь Webster
NICE — ( superl. ) Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a nice party; a nice excursion; a nice person; a nice …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NICE — ( superl. ) Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NICE — — nicely , adv. — niceness , n. /nuys/ , adj., nicer, nicest . 1. pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIM — — dimly , adv. — dimmable , adj. — dimness , n. /dim/ , adj., dimmer, dimmest , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BUT — but 1 /but/ ; unstressed /beuht/ , conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DIM — I. ˈdim adjective ( dim·mer ; dim·mest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dimm; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICE — adjective ( nic·er ; nic·est ) Etymology: Middle English, foolish, wanton, from Anglo-French, silly, simple, from Latin nescius ignorant, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NICE — superl delicate; refined; dainty; pure. 2. nice ·superl of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial. 3. nice ·superl foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; …
Webster English vocab
DIM — vi to grow dim. 2. dim ·superl of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; …
Webster English vocab
BUT — noun a limit; a boundary. 2. but ·vt a thrust in fencing. 3. but ·vi ·see butt, ·v, and abut, …
Webster English vocab
NICE — [nice] adj nic.er ; nic.est [ME, foolish, wanton, fr. OF, fr. L nescius ignorant, fr. nescire not to know--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NICE — seaport city, Mediterranean tourist centre, and capital of Alpes-Maritimes dpartement, Provence-Alpes-Cte-d'Azur region, southeastern France. The city is located on the …
Britannica English vocabulary
NICE — / naɪs; NAmE / adjective ( nicer , nicest ) PLEASANT / ATTRACTIVE 1. nice (to do sth) | nice …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIM — / dɪm; NAmE / adjective , verb ■ adjective ( dim·mer , dim·mest ) LIGHT 1. not bright : the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NICE — nice S1 W2 /naɪs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: 'stupid' , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DIM — I. dim 1 /dɪm/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative dimmer , superlative dimmest ) [ Language: Old English ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BUT — I. but 1 S1 W1 /bət; strong bʌt/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: butan 'outside, without, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NICE — adj. 1 pleasant, agreeable, satisfactory. 2 (of a person) kind, good-natured. 3 iron. bad or awkward (a nice mess you've …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DIM — adj. & v. --adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1 a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NICE — adj. 1 pleasant, agreeable, satisfactory. 2 (of a person) kind, good-natured. 3 iron. bad or awkward (a nice mess you've …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DIM — adj. & v. adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1 a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BUT — conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. conj. 1 a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NICE — adj.1 pleasant, agreeable, satisfactory. 2 (of a person) kind, good-natured. 3 iron. bad or awkward (a nice mess you've made). …
Oxford English vocab
DIM — adj. & v. --adj. (dimmer, dimmest) 1. a only faintly luminous or visible; not bright. b obscure; ill-defined. 2 not …
Oxford English vocab
BUT — 1.conj., prep., adv., pron., n., & v. --conj. 1. a nevertheless, however (tried hard but did not succeed; I am …
Oxford English vocab
NICE — ( nicer, nicest) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you say …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIM — ( dimmer, dimmest, dims, dimming, dimmed) 1. Dim light is not bright. She stood waiting, in the dim light... ADJ …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BUT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use but to introduce something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DIM — (~mer, ~mest, ~s, ~ming, ~med) 1. Dim light is not bright. She stood waiting, in the ~ light... ADJ ~ly …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIM — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dim/distant memory (= not clear, from a long time ago ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BUT — I. conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bloody but unbowed ▪ After the fight, Ali was bloody but unbowed . But …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DIM — Synonyms and related words : achromatic, achromatize, achromic, amorphous, anemic, ashen, ashy, banausic, bandage, barely audible, becloud, bedarken, bedazzle, bedim, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIM — I. verb Dim is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ eye , ↑ light Dim is used with …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NICE — INDEX: 1. nice person 2. something you like or enjoy ◆◆◆ 1. nice person ▷ nice /naɪs/ [adjective] especially spoken …
Longman Activator English vocab
NICE — See ↑ FRIENDLY 1, ↑ GOOD 1,6, ↑ KIND 1, ↑ NICE 1,2, ↑ WEATHER 4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ have …
Longman Activator English vocab
NICE — adj. 25B6; adjective have a nice time : ENJOYABLE, pleasant, agreeable, good, satisfying, gratifying, delightful, marvellous; entertaining, amusing, diverting; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DIM — adj. 25B6; adjective the dim light : FAINT, weak, feeble, soft, pale, dull, subdued, muted, wishy-washy. long dim corridors : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
NICE — adj. 1 pleasant, agreeable, amiable, amicable, friendly, cordial, warm, gracious, warm-hearted, kind, kindly, outgoing, charming, genial, delightful, courteous, polite, refined, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DIM — adj. 1 obscure, obscured, vague, faint, weak, weakened, pale, imperceptible, fuzzy, indistinct, ill-defined, indiscernible, undefined, indistinguishable, foggy, clouded, cloudy, nebulous, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NICE — adjective BAD : There is a nice and quiet room where I do my work. GOOD : There is a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
NICE — прил. 1) а) хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) nice time ≈ славное время nice person ≈ приятный человек Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIM — 1. сущ. 1) темнота, сумерки Syn : dimness, obscurity, dusk 1. 2) слабость зрения 3) авт. ближний свет (фар) 2. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BUT — I (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. нареч. лишь, только, единственно; просто He is but a child. ≈ Он всего лишь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DIM — dim.ogg 1. dım n 1. темнота, сумерки to sit in the dim - сидеть в темноте, сумерничать 2. авт. ближний …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BUT — but.ogg _I 1. bʌt n возражение your ifs and buts make me tired - мне надоели ваши «если» и «но» …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NICE — Nice прил.1) хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.) nice time — славное время nice person — приятный человек Syn:pleasing, agreeable …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DIM — dim сущ.1) темнота, сумерки Syn:dimness, obscurity, dusk 1. 2) слабость зрения 3) авто ближний свет (фар) 2. прил.1) тусклый, неяркий; …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DIM — 1. [dım] n 1. темнота, сумерки to sit in the ~ - сидеть в темноте, сумерничать 2. авт. ближний свет …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NICE — a 1. 1> хороший, приятный, милый, славный nice face - хорошее лицо nice smile - приятная улыбка nice boy - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DIM — 1. dım n 1. темнота, сумерки to sit in the dim - сидеть в темноте, сумерничать 2. авт. ближний свет …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BUT — _I 1. bʌt n возражение your ifs and buts make me tired - мне надоели ваши «если» и «но» /ваши …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NICE — прил. 1) хороший, приятный, милый, славный тж. ирон. nice time — славное время nice person — приятный человек Syn: pleasing …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DIM — 1. сущ. 1) темнота, сумерки Syn: dimness , obscurity , dusk 1. 2) слабость зрения 3) авто ближний свет ( …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NICE — прил. 1) хороший, приятный, милый, славный тж. ирон. nice time — славное время nice person — приятный человек Syn: pleasing, agreeable 1. 2) а) хороший, хорошо сделанный, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DIM — 1. сущ. 1) темнота, сумерки Syn: dimness, obscurity, dusk 1. 2) слабость зрения 3) авто ближний свет (фар) 2. прил. 1) тусклый, неяркий; слабый (о светящихся объектах) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NICE — _a. 1> хороший, приятный, милый, славный (тж. ирон.); a nice boy - хороший парень; nice weather - хорошая погода; a …
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