dimmer

/ˈdɪməɹ/

adjective

  1. 1

    Not bright or colorful.

    The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features.
  2. 2

    Not smart or intelligent.

    He may be a bit dim, but he's not stupid.
  3. 3

    Indistinct, hazy or unclear.

    His vision grew dimmer as he aged.
  4. 4

    Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.

adjective

  1. 1

    Lessened, reduced

    The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
  2. 2

    Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable

    She felt diminished by the report card.
  3. 3

    Reduced by a semitone

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noun

  1. 1

    A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light

  2. 2

    A switch used to select between the low and high headlamp beam on a road vehicle. (usually as "dimmer switch", primarily in North America; elsewhere "dipswitch" or "dipper switch")

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