Bedimming: meaning, definitions and examples

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bedimming

 

[ bษชหˆdษชmษชล‹ ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

literary usage

To bedim is to reduce or lower the brightness of something. This can refer to dimming lights or lowering the vibrancy of colors. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a state of being overshadowed or made less significant.

Synonyms

darken, dim, shade

Examples of usage

  • The clouds bedimmed the sun's rays.
  • Her joyous memories were bedimmed by recent events.
  • The old photograph had bedimmed with age.

Translations

Translations of the word "bedimming" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น escurecimento

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค…เค‚เคงเฅ‡เคฐเคพ เค•เคฐเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Verdunkelung

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ penggelapan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพั‚ะตะผะฝั–ะฝะฝั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ przyciemnienie

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๆš—ใใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท assombrissement

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ oscurecimiento

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท karartma

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์–ด๋‘์›Œ์ง

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุชุธู„ูŠู„

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ztmavenรญ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ztmievanie

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ˜ๆš—

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ temnitev

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ myrking

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑะพะทะฐั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒฃแƒฅแƒ—แƒแƒแƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ qaranlฤฑqlaลŸdฤฑrma

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ oscurecimiento

Etymology

The word 'bedim' comes from the prefix 'be-' which indicates around or about, combined with 'dim,' which has its origins in Middle English 'dime,' meaning to make dark. The term 'dim' is derived from Old English 'dym', which means to darken or obscure. The use of 'bedim' in English has evolved to cover both physical and metaphorical applications, illustrating its versatility in describing reduced brightness or clarity.