Idioms for dim

    take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay: Her mother takes a dim view of her choice of friends.

Origin of dim

before 1000; Middle English, Old English dim(me), cognate with Old Frisian dim, Old Norse dimmr

synonym study for dim

1. See dark.

OTHER WORDS FROM dim

British Dictionary definitions for take a dim view of

dim
/ (dɪm) /

adjective dimmer or dimmest

verb dims, dimming or dimmed

Derived forms of dim

dimly, adverb dimness, noun

Word Origin for dim

Old English dimm; related to Old Norse dimmr gloomy, dark

Idioms and Phrases with take a dim view of (1 of 2)

take a dim view of

Regard disapprovingly, as in I take a dim view of meeting every single week. This idiom, which uses dim in the sense of “unfavorable,” was first recorded in 1947

Idioms and Phrases with take a dim view of (2 of 2)

dim

see take a dim view.