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Meaning of "dim-sighted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIM-SIGHTED

dim-sighted  [ˌdɪmˈsaɪtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIM-SIGHTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dim-Sighted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DIM-SIGHTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dim-sighted in the English dictionary

The definition of dim-sighted in the dictionary is with weak or indistinct vision.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIM-SIGHTED


benighted
bɪˈnaɪtɪd
delighted
dɪˈlaɪtɪd
disunited
ˌdɪsjʊˈnaɪtɪd
excited
ɪkˈsaɪtɪd
foresighted
ˌfɔːˈsaɪtɪd
hyperexcited
ˌhaɪpərɪkˈsaɪtɪd
near-sighted
ˌnɪəˈsaɪtɪd
overexcited
ˌəʊvərɪkˈsaɪtɪd
photoexcited
ˌfəʊtəʊɪkˈsaɪtɪd
precited
priːˈsaɪtɪd
second-sighted
ˌsɛkəndˈsaɪtɪd
sighted
ˈsaɪtɪd
uncited
ʌnˈsaɪtɪd
unexcited
ˌʌnɪkˈsaɪtɪd
unincited
ˌʌnɪnˈsaɪtɪd
uninvited
ˌʌnɪnˈvaɪtɪd
united
juːˈnaɪtɪd
unlighted
ʌnˈlaɪtɪd
unrequited
ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd
unsighted
ʌnˈsaɪtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIM-SIGHTED

dim
dim bulb
dim sum
dim-out
dim-witted
dim-wittedly
dim-wittedness
DiMaggio
Dimashq
dimble
Dimbleby
dimbo
dime
dime novel
dime store
dimenhydrinate
dimension
dimensional
dimensionality
dimensionally

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIM-SIGHTED

clear-sighted
counterweighted
far-sighted
freighted
long-sighted
nighted
partially sighted
sharp-sighted
short-sighted
skylighted
thoughted
trade-weighted
unbenighted
unfrighted
unweighted
weighted

Synonyms and antonyms of dim-sighted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dim-sighted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIM-SIGHTED

Find out the translation of dim-sighted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dim-sighted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dim-sighted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暗淡的眼光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dim- vidente
570 millions of speakers

English

dim-sighted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मंद देखा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خافت النظر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

автоматическое включение зрячих
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dim de visão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অস্পষ্ট দূরদর্শী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dim- voyants
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak kelihatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dim- Sehende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

薄暗く、目の見える
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

희미한 시력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dim-sighted
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mờ tầm nhìn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மங்கலான-நோக்குடைய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मंद-डोके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dim görüşlü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dim - vedenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dim widzących
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

автоматичне включення зрячих
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dim cu deficiențe de vedere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

dim - άτομα με μειωμένη όραση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dowwe - siende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dim seende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dim synt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dim-sighted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIM-SIGHTED»

The term «dim-sighted» is used very little and occupies the 179.439 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIM-SIGHTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dim-sighted

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIM-SIGHTED»

Discover the use of dim-sighted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dim-sighted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Philosophical Magazine, Comprehending the Various Branches ...
Tbe state qstl'tir Organs, and Meutafl Faculties. Very dim-sighted. Hearing bad. . Middling eye-sight. Hard of hearing. Rather dim-fighted. cherwise good. Very dim -fighted. Otherwise good. Very dim-sighted. Ozherwise good, Very hard ...
2
The Naval Chronicle
Very dim-sighted. Hearing bad Middling eye sight. Hard of hearing Rather dim- sighted. Otherwise good Very dim-sighted. Otherwise good Very dim sighted. Otherwise good Very hard of hearing " Very hard of hearing Ditto, and blind of one ...
3
The Works: In Ten Volumes
She is like a dim-sighted man, who " used his reason, to find a trusty friend to lead him in " the twilight, and then relied on his guidance ratio- " nally, without using his own reason at all, about the '* way itself." So that, according to him, the  ...
John Tillotson, 1772
4
Essays on Miscellaneous Subjects
Hard of hearing. ther dim-sighted. Otherwisc good. TZIestHttZ/'si ltbeir - Bad Teeth. Very bad Teeth. ry dim-fighted. Othcrwise good. Middling Teeth. -_._-__-_- __.____ my dint-lighted. Otherwise good. Middling Teeth. . __--_ Very hard of ...
Sir John Sinclair, 1802
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Works
She is like a dim-sighted man, who " used his reason, to find a trusty friend to lead him in " the twilight, and then relied on his guidance ratio- " nally, without using his own reason at all, about the ** way itself." So that, according to him, the  ...
John Tillotson (archbishop of Canterbury), 1772
6
The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Tillotson ... ...
-And again, * speaking how Reason brings Men to the Rule o Faith, he uses this Comparison: She is like a dim-sighted Man, who used is Reason to [nd a trust] Friend to lead him in the Twilight, and then relied on his Gui ance rationally without ...
John TILLOTSON (Archbishop of Canterbury.), 1714
7
The works of the most reverend Dr. John Tillotson, late Lord ...
183. brings Men to the Rule of Faith, he uses this Comparison : She is like a. dim- sighted Man, who used his Reason to find a trusty Friend to lead him in the Twilight, and then relied on his Guidance rationally without using his own Reason at.
John Tillotson, 1714
8
Eihei Dogen: Mystical Realist
their incomprehension of the flowers of emptiness, they do not know dim-sighted persons (eijin), do not recognize them, do not meet them; they do not become dim-sighted persons themselves. Upon encountering dim-sighted persons, they ...
Hee-Jin Kim, 2012
9
A World of Baby Names
(SHE-NAH) SHEILA Anglicized form of Sile, an Irish form of Cecilia (blind, dim- sighted). Var: Sheela, Sheelagh, Selia. (SHE-LAH) SHELLEY Transferred use of the English surname originating from the place-name Scelf-leah, a compounding  ...
Teresa Norman, 2003
10
The Works of the Learned Isaac Barrow[...]
Nor can any Man understand htfw dim-sighted Reason should see clearly to chuse its Guide any more than its Way, especially if it be considered what a pretty Contradiction it is, to fay that Reason, as it is dim-sighted, can see clearly. * \ But Mr.
Isaac Barrow, 1720

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIM-SIGHTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dim-sighted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Of gods and men
... had possibly existed from all eternity, borne steadily through space on the backs of four giant elephants standing on an immense dim-sighted ... «The Economist, Mar 15»
2
Theo Jansen's Lumbering Life-Forms Arrive in America
In the distant past, Jansen said, channeling Dawkins, there were nakedly vulnerable insects and dim-sighted birds, but over time some of those ... «New York Times, Nov 14»
3
Bats are hit by a hard one-two punch: Deadly windmills and white …
Turbines, with their great height and tall, round trunks, can look like trees to the dim-sighted. Earlier studies have shown that bats guided by ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»
4
Homeowners caught in the complexities of reverse mortgages
Blind in one eye, dim-sighted in the other, Kenny signed the paperwork without paying much attention to the terms. "Neither of us could read all ... «Tampabay.com, May 14»
5
Anne McElvoy: I can see again, thanks to the NHS at its best
Enough dim-sighted slavery. I have spent all my pocket money on refractive lens surgery, a complex mix of lasers and replacing my — frankly ... «Evening Standard, May 14»
6
food monthly: I'll miss the pickled onion competition at The Retreat
Some were sweet, some sharp, some curried - some quite honestly tasted as though some dim-sighted real ale fan had reached for the toilet ... «Reading Post, Jan 14»
7
Back to the Future for East Bay Sports
To return to the home of the A's, 2013 wasn't just about getting a bird's-eye view of Bartolo Colón (whom a dim-sighted bird might have seen ... «East Bay Express, Dec 13»
8
Tactile pavements help visually impaired to be more independent
They help the visually impaired and dim-sighted to “watch their steps.” They guide them to the toilets, elevators, escalators, stairs, train doors ... «The Star Online, Oct 12»
9
Räpare 17 Haratua 2012
New campus opens for blind and dim-sighted in Manurewa The Education Minister has opened the new Homai campus for the blind in ... «TVNZ, May 12»
10
Howard Jacobson on being taught by FR Leavis
Were not timid scholarship and dim-sighted scrupulosity precisely the shortcomings he found in the Cambridge of which, in the early days, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 11»

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