DIM

I. adjective (~mer; ~mest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ~m; akin to Old High German timber dark Date: before 12th century 1. emitting or having a limited or insufficient amount of light , dull , lusterless , lacking pronounced, clear-cut, or vigorous quality or character , 2. seen indistinctly , perceived by the senses or mind indistinctly or weakly ; faint , having little prospect of favorable result or outcome , characterized by an unfavorable, skeptical, or pessimistic attitude, not perceiving clearly and distinctly , ~-witted , ~ly adverb ~mable adjective ~ness noun II. verb (~med; ~ming) Date: before 12th century transitive verb to make ~ or lusterless, to reduce the light from, intransitive verb to become ~, III. noun Date: 14th century dusk , ~ness, low beam , IV. abbreviation ~ension, ~inished, ~inuendo, ~inutive