lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music"
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"
make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"
drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; "a flaccid penis"
lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip"
exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"
cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"
full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waist up"; "a nude model"
having everything extraneous removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare"
providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape"
lacking its natural or customary covering; "a bare hill"; "bare feet"
lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture"
lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; "the blunt truth"; "the crude facts"; "facing the stark reality of the deadline"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
used of a knife or other blade; not sharp; "a blunt instrument"
having a broad or rounded end; "thick marks made by a blunt pencil"
gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore"
of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced
intensely focused; "her concentrated passion held them at bay"