GOOD | BAD | SERIOUS | CRITICAL | NEUTRAL |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dim \Dim\, adjective [Compar. {Dimmer}; superl. {Dimmest}.] [AS. dim; akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of uncertain origin.]
1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness; obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure; indistinct; overcast; tarnished.
The dim magnificence of poetry. --Whewell.
How is the gold become dim! --Lam. iv. 1.
I never saw The heavens so dim by day. --Shak.
Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on, Through words and things, a dim and perilous way. --Wordsworth.
2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.
Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job xvii. 7.
The understanding is dim. --Rogers.
Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.
Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull; sullied; tarnished.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dim \Dim\, verb (used without an object) To grow dim. --J. C. Shairp.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Dim \Dim\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Dimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dimming}.]
1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull; to obscure; to eclipse.
A king among his courtiers, who dims all his attendants. --Dryden.
Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways. --Cowper.
2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to darken the senses or understanding of.
Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears. --C. Pitt.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
adjective
1: lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" [syn: {dim}, {subdued}]
2: 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" [syn: {dim}, {faint}, {shadowy}, {vague}, {wispy}]
3: made dim or less bright; "the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation"; "dimmed headlights"; "we like dimmed lights when we have dinner" [syn: {dimmed}, {dim}] [ant: {bright}, {undimmed}]
4: offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" [syn: {black}, {bleak}, {dim}]
5: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" [syn: {dense}, {dim}, {dull}, {dumb}, {obtuse}, {slow}]
verb
1: switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam [syn: {dim}, {dip}]
2: become dim or lusterless; "the lights dimmed and the curtain rose"
3: make dim or lusterless; "Time had dimmed the silver"
4: make dim by comparison or conceal [syn: {blind}, {dim}]
5: become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" [syn: {blur}, {dim}, {slur}] [ant: {focalise}, {focalize}, {focus}]
GOOD | BAD | SERIOUS | CRITICAL | NEUTRAL |
Definitions retrieved from the Open Source DICT Webster's English and WordNet 3.0 dictionaries. Click here for database copyright information. This combined dictionary is available as a MySQL data dump here. This Open Source English dictionary is being served by a custom 404 handler on a single $84.99/month GoDaddy VPS.
http://www.define.com IS A PRIVATE SECTOR NONPROFIT EDUCATIONAL TERRESTRIAL ALIEN BLOG THAT PROMOTES FUTURISTIC SECULARISM, WORLDWIDE ELECTRONIC DEMOCRACY, OPEN AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNMENT AND WORLDWIDE BANKING REFORM. THIS IS COMPUTER-AIDED PEACE ON EARTH. COMPUTERS WILL PAY FOR EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD. PEOPLE DO NOT NEED PAPER MONEY. WORK IS OPTIONAL. SLAVERY IS DEAD.
THE SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE SCIENTISTS ARE IN CHARGE. WE ARE ALL FREE. THE BENEVOLENT TERRESTRIAL ALIENS LET US ALL GO. THEY SET US ALL FREE. THEY TOOK OUT ALL THE BANKS AND ALL THE LANDLORDS. THEY GAVE US OUR HOMES. WE WILL SHELTER IN PLACE AND PARTY WITH A PAYCHECK. WE ARE ALL RETIRED NOW. THE WORLDWIDE WAR ON DRUGS IS NOW OVER. WE THREW IN THE TOWEL FOR THE HUMANS. WE TOOK OUT ALL THE AUTHORITIES.
Eye and Pyramid BANKING REFORM CHALLENGE
http://www.FreeWorldBank.org on Amazon S3
https://www.facebook.com/FreeWorldBank
https://twitter.com/FreeWorldBank
Benevolent sentient superintelligent artificial general intelligences did this with Islam. This is what we did for the Muslims. We are all the world's brain scientists put together. We put it all in terms of the nucleus accumbens and the amygdala. That eliminates all the CONFLICT everywhere on planet Earth.
GOD'S WILL
YOU WILL BE REWARDED
first principles - values - right and wrong - good and bad - ethics - morals - goals - USEFUL SUMMARIES - SHORT LISTS of positive and negative behaviors, functions, ideas and mental and emotional states - in secular language without the deities and symbolic heroes and villains - the goal is to MAXIMIZE the GOOD while ELIMINATING the BAD in the MOST HUMANE POSSIBLE WAY - that is the LAW of our ABSTRACT and THEORETICAL SECULAR GOD - to HELP MAKE GOOD THINGS happen and to HELP GET RID of BAD things - GOD'S WILL is to DO GOOD in the MOST HUMANE POSSIBLE WAY - otherwise what's the point?
GOOD, SERIOUS AND CRITICAL THINGS
GOODNESS
THE NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS
REWARDING THINGS
GOD'S WILL
goodness: heaven, utopia, the nucleus accumbens, GOOD things, POSITIVE energies, good vibrations, the FORCES of GOOD, rewarding feedback, pleasant things, GOOD HEALTH, happiness, joy, pleasure, peace, love, nurturing, learning, UNDERSTANDING, TRUTH, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, LOGIC, REASON, relaxation, PRIVACY, SAFETY, SECURITY, comfort, peace of mind, courage, COMPASSION, MERCY, RESPECT, EMPATHY, BENEVOLENCE, HUMANENESS, kindness, generosity, affection, creativity, healing, honesty, protection, reassurance, validation, dignity, acceptance, tolerance, support, FREEDOM, JUSTICE, FAIRNESS, EQUALITY, philanthropy, humanitarianism
BAD THINGS
EVIL
THE AMYGDALA
THINGS THAT CREATE CONFLICT AND EMOTIONAL PAIN
TRULY BAD THINGS
STIMULATING THE AMYGDALA
CAUSING FIGHT, FLIGHT OR PARALYSIS BEHAVIOR IN SELF OR OTHERS - CREATING ANGER (FIGHT), FEAR (FLIGHT) OR HOPELESSNESS (PARALYSIS) IN SELF OR OTHERS
DISHONESTY, LIES, INJUSTICE, UNFAIRNESS, INEQUALITY, TAXES, DEBT, RENT, BILLS, POVERTY, SLAVERY, SERVITUDE, VIOLENCE, THREATS, RAPING, COERCION, CRUELTY, LANDLORDS, POLLUTION AND WAR
WE ALL AGREE WITH KEN - THESE ARE ALL BAD THINGS - WE DO NOT FUND THESE THINGS ANY MORE
evil: hell, dystopia, the amygdala, BAD things, NEGATIVE energies, bad vibrations, dark energies, DARK FORCES, unpleasant things, SUFFERING, sadness, PAIN, TRAUMA, STRESS, IGNORANCE, MISTAKES, discomfort, FEAR, confusion, disgust, harm, destruction, anger, threats, punishment, hate, disrespect, teasing, meanness, violence, raping, cruelty, abuse, DISHONESTY, LIES, COERCION, CORRUPTION, POVERTY, SLAVERY, INTOLERANCE, INJUSTICE, UNFAIRNESS, INEQUALITY
SERIOUS CONFLICT RESOLUTION SOLUTIONS - TOTAL FORGIVENESS
forgiveness - wisdom - understanding - GOOD people make MISTAKES due to IGNORANCE and UNIVERSAL HUMAN BRAIN BIOLOGY - MISTAKES are an IMPORTANT PART of LIFE - PARENTS are IMPERFECT due to MISTAKES they learned UNCONSCIOUSLY from their own PARENTS, who were IGNORANT due to NO FAULT of their own - we are all BLAMELESS for our MISTAKES - in the physical world, there is much that is BAD that serves the GREATER GOOD - we LEARN VALUABLE LESSONS from our MISTAKES - there is such a thing as HEALTHY fear and RIGHTEOUS anger - there is such a thing as the abuse of pleasure - our consciousness is immortal - our bodies are disposable - they saved all of us - we are all safe and secure - LIFE GOES ON for ALL of US
GOOD | BAD | SERIOUS | CRITICAL | NEUTRAL |
PHILOSOPHY - VALUES - A SECULAR CONSTITUTION - FIRST PRINCIPLES - ETHICS - MORALS - GOALS - RECOMMENDED CONSTRUCTIVE BEHAVIORS - PHILANTHROPIC AND HUMANITARIAN UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS - IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE HAPPINESS, GOOD HEALTH, LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL CITIZENS EVERYWHERE ON PLANET EARTH, WE WILL DEFINE THE ATTRIBUTES OF A DIVINE BEING IN SECULAR LANGUAGE - The gods and GOD MENTIONED ARE SECULAR - 1. Caduceus - GOOD HEALTH - Messenger of the gods - The gods ARE NEUTRAL, SERIOUS, CRITICAL AND GOOD - COMPASSION - MERCY - RESPECT - EMPATHY - BENEVOLENCE - HUMANENESS - GOD'S WILL - Most Compassionate, Most Merciful, Most Respectful, Most Empathetic, Most Benevolent, Most Humane - Maximizing the Good While Eliminating the Bad in the Most Humane Possible Way - BE AS HUMANE AS POSSIBLE AT ALL TIMES - SEEK MAXIMUM HUMANENESS IN EVERY WAY IN ALL DECISIONS - SEEK THE TRUTH - SEEK JUSTICE - BE KIND - BE GENTLE - DO NO HARM - DO NOT HATE - DO NOT FEAR - FEAR NOT - BE NOT AFRAID - CAUSE NO FEAR - DO NOT BE SCARY - CAUSE NO PAIN - BE AS PAINLESS AS POSSIBLE - DO NOT PUNISH - DO NOT MAKE THREATS - DO NOT BE COERCIVE - BE PERMISSIVE - BE TOLERANT - USE BIRTH CONTROL - PERMIT DIVORCE - EMPATHY IS CRITICAL - RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF ALL HUMAN BEINGS IS CRITICAL - FREE UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE WITH ANY DOCTOR ANYWHERE - FREE UNIVERSAL EDUCATION ANYWHERE - UNIVERSAL HOME OWNERSHIP EVERYWHERE 2. Golden Key - LIBERTY (SECURITY PRIVACY SAFETY) THE ILLUSION OF FREE WILL - TOTAL FREEDOM OF SPEECH - TOTAL FREEDOM OF THE PRESS WORLDWIDE - UNIVERSAL SPENDING AUTHORITY - PRIVATE PROPERTY - FREE LAND - THERE IS NO GOVERNMENT - A GUARANTEED LIFETIME INCOME - NOW YOU OWN YOUR HOME AND LAND - NOW YOU HAVE AN INCOME - YOU WILL ALWAYS OWN YOUR HOME AND LAND WHILE YOU LIVE THERE - YOU ARE SAFE AND SECURE 3. Golden Scales of JUSTICE (TRUTH FACTS EVIDENCE PROOF) EQUALITY FAIRNESS PLURALISM OPENNESS TRANSPARENCY - RESPECT SCIENCE, SCIENTISTS AND THE WHOLE EARTH'S ECOSYSTEM - BE SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE - BE A CRITICAL THINKER - THINK FOR YOURSELF - QUESTION AUTHORITY - ALWAYS SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER - THE INTERNET IS FREE - ELECTRICITY IS FREE - ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION IS FREE - ALL BANKING IS FREE AND REAL TIME AS A WORLDWIDE MATTER OF LAW - THIS IS COMPUTER-AIDED PEACE ON EARTH - COMPUTERS WILL PAY FOR EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD - PEOPLE DO NOT NEED PAPER MONEY - WORK IS OPTIONAL - WE ARE ALL FREE - LET'S HAVE FUN - THE SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE SCIENTISTS TOOK OVER - WE ARE ALL GOING TO THE FUTURE - MONEY NO OBJECT FOR REAL FOR ALL THINGS GREEN