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Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished "an undefined term" "undefined authority" "some undefined sense of excitement" "vague feelings of sadness" "a vague uneasiness"
• lacking in light; not bright or harsh "a dim light beside the bed" "subdued lights and soft music"
• made dim or less bright "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation" "dimmed headlights" "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner"
• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity "so dense he never understands anything I say to him" "never met anyone quite so dim" "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick" - Thackeray "dumb official..."
• lacking clarity or distinctness "a dim figure in the distance" "only a faint recollection" "shadowy figures in the gloom" "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog" "a few wispy memories of childhood"
• offering little or no hope "the future looked black" "prospects were bleak" "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult" - J.M.Synge "took a dim view of things"
• indistinct or hazy in outline "a landscape of blurred outlines" "the trees were just blurry shapes"
• become vague or indistinct "The distinction between the two theories blurred"
• make dim by comparison or conceal
• make dim or lusterless "Time had dimmed the silver"