There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
DIM
dim, subdued
(adjective) lacking in light; not bright or harsh; “a dim light beside the bed”; “subdued lights and soft music”
dimmed, dim
(adjective) made dim or less bright; “the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation”; “dimmed headlights”; “we like dimmed lights when we have dinner”
dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
(adjective) 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 officials make some really dumb decisions”; “he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse”; “worked with the slow students”
dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy
(adjective) 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”
black, bleak, dim
(adjective) 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”
blur, dim, slur
(verb) become vague or indistinct; “The distinction between the two theories blurred”
blind, dim
(verb) make dim by comparison or conceal
dim
(verb) make dim or lusterless; “Time had dimmed the silver”
dim
(verb) become dim or lusterless; “the lights dimmed and the curtain rose”
dim, dip
(verb) switch (a car’s headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dim (comparative dimmer, )
Not bright or colorful.
(colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
(music) Clipping of diminished.
Noun
dim (uncountable)
(archaic) Dimness.
Verb
dim (third-person singular simple present dims, present participle dimming, simple past and past participle dimmed)
(transitive) To make something less bright.
(intransitive) To become darker.
To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct
To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
Anagrams
• DMI, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, MID, Mid., mid, mid-
Etymology
From Bashkir.
Proper noun
Dim
A male given name.
Anagrams
• DMI, IDM, IM'd, IMD, MDI, MID, Mid., mid, mid-
Source: Wiktionary
Dim, a. [Compar. Dimmer; superl. Dimmest.] Etym: [AS. dim; akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain origin.]
1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished. The dim magnificence of poetry. Whewell. How is the gold become dim! Lam. iv. 1. I never saw The heavens so dim by day. Shak. Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. Wordsworth.
2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse. Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. Job xvii. 7. The understanding is dim. Rogers.
Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn.
– Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished.
Dim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dimming.]
1. 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. Dryden. Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. Cowper.
2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of. Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears. C. Pitt.
Dim, v. i.
Definition: To grow dim. J. C. Shairp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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