dim vs hopeless

dim and hopeless both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dim	No	Yes	Yes	No
hopeless	No	Yes	No	No

dim (adjective)	hopeless (adjective)
made dim or less bright	without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
lacking in light; not bright or harsh	(informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform
offering little or no hope	certain to fail
lacking clarity or distinctness	of a person unable to do something skillfully
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

dim (verb)	hopeless (verb)
make dim or lusterless
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