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From Middle English dim, dym, from Old English dim, dimm (“dim, dark, gloomy; wretched, grievous, sad, unhappy”), from Proto-West Germanic *dimm, from Proto-Germanic *dimmaz (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dhem- (“to whisk, smoke; obscure”). Compare Faroese dimmur (“dark”), Icelandic dimmur (“dark”) and dimma (“darkness”).

From Bashkir.

154 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: tutqun — not bright, not colourful
• Bulgarian: мътен (mǎten) — not bright, not colourful
• Catalan: tènue — not bright, not colourful
• Chinese Mandarin: 昏 (hūn) — not bright, not colourful
• Chinese Mandarin: 昏暗 (hūn'àn) — not bright, not colourful
• Chinese Mandarin: 暗淡 (àndàn) — not bright, not colourful
• Czech: tmavý — not bright, not colourful
• Czech: mdlý — not bright, not colourful
• Dutch: donker — not bright, not colourful
• Dutch: schemerachtig — not bright, not colourful
• Dutch: schemerig — not bright, not colourful
• Dutch: mat — not bright, not colourful
• Finnish: himmeä — not bright, not colourful
• French: tamisé — not bright, not colourful
• French: faible — not bright, not colourful
• German: dämmerig — not bright, not colourful
• German: schummrig — not bright, not colourful
• Greek: σκοτεινός (skoteinós) — not bright, not colourful
• Greek: αχνός (achnós) — not bright, not colourful
• Greek: αμυδρός (amydrós) — not bright, not colourful
• Ancient Greek: ἀμαυρός (amaurós) — not bright, not colourful
• Hebrew: כהה (kehe) — not bright, not colourful
• Hungarian: fénytelen — not bright, not colourful
• Hungarian: színtelen — not bright, not colourful
• Hungarian: opálos — not bright, not colourful
• Italian: debole — not bright, not colourful
• Italian: fioco — not bright, not colourful
• Italian: fioca — not bright, not colourful
• Italian: oscuro — not bright, not colourful
• Italian: oscura — not bright, not colourful
• Japanese: 薄暗い (usugurai) — not bright, not colourful
• Japanese: 仄暗い (honogurai) — not bright, not colourful
• Latin: fuscus — not bright, not colourful
• Latin: creper — not bright, not colourful
• Latvian: blāvs — not bright, not colourful
• Lithuanian: blausùs — not bright, not colourful
• Macedonian: те́мен (témen) — not bright, not colourful
• Macedonian: ма́тен (máten) — not bright, not colourful
• Māori: pongipongi — not bright, not colourful
• Māori: rokuroku — not bright, not colourful
• Māori: kaurehu — not bright, not colourful
• Norwegian: dim — not bright, not colourful
• Norwegian: dimt — not bright, not colourful
• Norwegian: dimme — not bright, not colourful
• Plautdietsch: dunkel — not bright, not colourful
• Polish: ciemny — not bright, not colourful
• Polish: przyćmiony — not bright, not colourful
• Polish: ciemnawy — not bright, not colourful
• Polish: przytępiony — not bright, not colourful
• Portuguese: opaco — not bright, not colourful
• Portuguese: sombrio — not bright, not colourful
• Portuguese: mortiço — not bright, not colourful
• Romanian: tern — not bright, not colourful
• Russian: ту́склый (túsklyj) — not bright, not colourful
• Telugu: మసక (masaka) — not bright, not colourful
• Thai: มัว (muua) — not bright, not colourful
• Ukrainian: тьмя́ний (tʹmjányj) — not bright, not colourful
• Vietnamese: mờ — not bright, not colourful
• Catalan: ximple — not smart
• Catalan: beneit — not smart
• Chinese Mandarin: 遲鈍 /迟钝 (chídùn) — not smart
• Dutch: dom — not smart
• French: bête — not smart
• German: dämlich — not smart
• Greek: κουτός (koutós) — not smart
• Hungarian: sötét — not smart
• Italian: tonto — not smart
• Italian: tonta — not smart
• Lithuanian: tamsùs — not smart
• Macedonian: тап (tap) — not smart
• Macedonian: та́поглав (tápoglav) — not smart
• Māori: pōrewarewa — not smart
• Māori: pōrewharewha — not smart
• Occitan: pèc — not smart
• Occitan: bèsti — not smart
• Polish: ciemny — not smart
• Polish: tępy — not smart
• Portuguese: besta — not smart
• Portuguese: obtuso — not smart
• Russian: тупо́й (tupój) — not smart
• Bulgarian: неясен (nejasen) — indistinct
• Bulgarian: замъглен (zamǎglen) — indistinct
• Catalan: indistint — indistinct
• Catalan: borrós — indistinct
• Chinese Mandarin: 模糊 (móhú) — indistinct
• Dutch: vaag — indistinct
• French: flou — indistinct
• French: indistinct — indistinct
• Greek: αμυδρός (amydrós) — indistinct
• Greek: δυσδιάκριτος (dysdiákritos) — indistinct
• Hungarian: homályos — indistinct
• Hungarian: elmosódott — indistinct
• Hungarian: ködbe vesző — indistinct
• Italian: indistinto — indistinct
• Italian: indistinta — indistinct
• Japanese: 朧気 (oboroge) — indistinct
• Macedonian: не́јасен (néjasen) — indistinct
• Macedonian: за́маглен (zámaglen) — indistinct
• Khiamniungan Naga: tǖsīesīe — indistinct
• Occitan: indistint — indistinct
• Polish: niewyraźny — indistinct
• Polish: niejasny — indistinct
• Portuguese: indistinto — indistinct
• Romanian: vag — indistinct
• Russian: сму́тный (smútnyj) — indistinct
• Russian: нея́сный (nejásnyj) — indistinct
• Bulgarian: помътнявам (pomǎtnjavam) — to make something less bright
• Dutch: verduisteren — to make something less bright
• Dutch: dimmen — to make something less bright
• Dutch: afblinden — to make something less bright
• Finnish: himmentää — to make something less bright
• Galician: esvaecer — to make something less bright
• Galician: atenuar — to make something less bright
• German: verdunkeln — to make something less bright
• German: dimmen — to make something less bright
• Greek: θαμπώνω (thampóno) — to make something less bright
• Greek: θολώνω (tholóno) — to make something less bright
• Irish: ísligh — to make something less bright
• Italian: abbassare — to make something less bright
• Italian: affievolire — to make something less bright
• Italian: offuscare — to make something less bright
• Italian: annebbiare — to make something less bright
• Italian: annerire — to make something less bright
• Macedonian: по́мати (pómati) — to make something less bright
• Macedonian: за́темни (zátemni) — to make something less bright
• Māori: whakakaurehu — to make something less bright
• Māori: whakauriuri — to make something less bright
• Polish: ściemniać — to make something less bright
• Polish: przyciemniać — to make something less bright
• Polish: omroczyć — to make something less bright
• Polish: zaćmić — to make something less bright
• Polish: zaciemniać — to make something less bright
• Polish: zaciemnić — to make something less bright
• Portuguese: ofuscar — to make something less bright
• Russian: затемнять (zatemnjatʹ) — to make something less bright
• Spanish: dimear — to make something less bright
• Tamil: மங்கலான (maṅkalāṉa) — to make something less bright
• Bulgarian: потъмнявам (potǎmnjavam) — to become darker
• Galician: escurecer — to become darker
• Irish: ísligh — to become darker
• Italian: affievolirsi — to become darker
• Macedonian: за́темни (zátemni) — to become darker
• Macedonian: по́темни (pótemni) — to become darker
• Māori: parewaikohu — to become darker
• Māori: whakauriuri — to become darker
• Polish: ciemnieć — to become darker
• Polish: ćmić — to become darker
• Polish: mrocznieć — to become darker
• Polish: mierzchnąć — to become darker
• Portuguese: escurecer — to become darker
• Russian: тускнеть (tusknetʹ) — to become darker
• Ukrainian: тьмяні́ти (tʹmjaníty) — to become darker
• Ukrainian: потьмяні́ти (potʹmjaníty) — to become darker
• Vietnamese: nhòa — to become darker