Dim vs Glimmer - What's the difference?
dim | glimmer |
A faint light; a dim glow.
A flash of light.
A faint or remote possibility.
(mineralogy, dated) mica
To shine with a faint unsteady light.
* Shakespeare
(literary and formal) magnificence, glitter, tinsel, something that shines
:: The tinsel of wealth
mica
:: Mica is a mineral that easily separates into thin leaves
In intransitive terms the difference between dim and glimmer
is that dim is to become darker while glimmer is to shine with a faint unsteady light.As nouns the difference between dim and glimmer
is that dim is dimness while glimmer is a faint light; a dim glow.As verbs the difference between dim and glimmer
is that dim is to make something less bright while glimmer is to shine with a faint unsteady light.As an adjective dim
is not bright or colorful.As an adverb dim
is dimly, indistinctly.glimmer
English
Noun
(en noun)- The glimmer of the fireflies was pleasant to watch.
- A glimmer of hope.
Synonyms
* (flash of light) sparkleVerb
(en verb)- The fireflies glimmered in the dark.
- the glimmering''' dawn; a '''glimmering lamp
- The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day.
Synonyms
* (shine with faint unsteady light) flicker, shimmerNoun
(uncountable ) glimmer' (m) - ' glimmeren (singular definite)- Rikdommens glimmer
- Glimmer er et mineral som lett spaltes i tynne flak.