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Lessened, as enthusiasm
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dimmed
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dim \Dim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimming .] 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. ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: subdued ] lacking clarity or distinctness; "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (en-pastdim)
Usage examples of dimmed.
What at one time escapes the searching eye, dimmed by its own earnestness, becomes clear at a future period.
The Witch beheld it not, for in her hand She held a woof that dimmed the burning brand.
The lamps flickered and dimmed, casting an odd gold light into the room.
They are dimmed by the unwonted radiance which spreads around and above Carlton House.
The pillar gradually dimmed as the Logan mirror-figure dissolved in a soft flicker of diamonds.
These dimmed colors reminded me of how Nighteyes had perceived the world on the evenings and dawns when we had hunted together.
I felt for the dragon, and he was there, but my Wit-sense of him was dimmed as if he conserved his strength and now would do no more for himself than remain alive and await rescue.
It dimmed the glow of his triumph and made a small shadowy wall between us.
Given it willingly, and felt my pain ease even as the world dulled around me and my love of it dimmed slightly.