<p>Is this sentence correct.</p>
<p>“Its white light is but a faint dim”</p>
<p>can dim be used like it is used in this sentence? Not an sat question by the way just a college essay grammar question</p>
<p>Definitions of dim (noun):
a. parking light on a motor vehicle.
b. A low beam.</p>
<p>Imo, your sentence makes sense and is grammatically correct. But it would serve you better to clarify. For instance, what do you mean:
“Its white light is everything but a faint dim”
“Its white light is nothing but a faint dim” ?? (although you might think that nothing/everything is implied depending on the context)</p>