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dimm'd

Verb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Archaic contraction of "dimmed," meaning made less bright, darkened, or obscured, often used in poetry to preserve a verse's metrical rhythm.

Detailed Definition
This is an older contracted spelling of dimmed, common in Shakespeare’s verse. It describes the sun’s brightness being reduced, fitting the poem’s contrast between summer’s changeability and the beloved’s lasting beauty.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And often is his gold complexion dimm’d” (Shakespeare, Sonnet 18); “The sun is dimm’d that erst was bright” (archaic-style example); “A lamp dimm’d by the gathering dusk” (verb use); “Storm-clouds dimm’d the afternoon’s brass light” (contemporary-style example)
Additional Notes
The contracted form 'dimm'd' is archaic spelling that readers may notice and need to interpret in context.; Found in the poem, Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare
Other Meanings of “dimm'd”
Also Known As
dimmed obscured dulled
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