adv
Meaning 1
In a dim manner; not clearly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
dimly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈdɪmli/
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rhymes with -ɪmli
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CMU ARPABET: D IH1 M L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a dim indistinct manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we perceived the change only dimly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indistinctly
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
with a dim light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a dimly lit room
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: murkily
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 4
in a manner lacking interest or vitality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a palely entertaining show
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pallidly, palely
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English dim Middle English -ly English -ly English dimly From dim + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: tènuement — in a dim manner
- Esperanto: nebule — in a dim manner
- Esperanto: malklare — in a dim manner
- French: faiblement — in a dim manner
- French: obscurément — in a dim manner
- French: vaguement — in a dim manner
- French: confusément — in a dim manner
- Hungarian: halványan — in a dim manner
- Occitan: vagament — in a dim manner
- Occitan: escurament — in a dim manner
- Portuguese: vagamente — in a dim manner
- Slovak: matne — in a dim manner
- Spanish: tenuemente — in a dim manner