Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dim | No | Yes | Yes | No |
faint | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
dim (noun) | faint (noun) |
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a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
dim (adjective) | faint (adjective) |
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made dim or less bright | lacking conviction or boldness or courage |
lacking in light; not bright or harsh | weak and likely to lose consciousness |
offering little or no hope | lacking clarity or distinctness |
lacking clarity or distinctness | deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc |
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity | lacking strength or vigor |
indistinctly understood or felt or perceived |
dim (verb) | faint (verb) |
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make dim or lusterless | pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain |
become dim or lusterless | |
make dim by comparison or conceal | |
become vague or indistinct | |
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam |