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Definitions for Dimmer

[1] a person or thing that dims.
[2] Also called dimmer switch . a rheostat or similar device by which the intensity of an electric light may be varied.
[3] dimmers, the low-beam headlights of an automobile or truck. the small, parking lights of an automobile.
[4] not bright; obscure from lack of light or emitted light: a dim room; a dim flashlight.
[5] not seen clearly or in detail; indistinct: a dim object in the distance.
[6] not clear to the mind; vague: a dim idea.
[7] not brilliant; dull in luster: a dim color.
[8] not clear or distinct to the senses; faint: a dim sound.
[9] not seeing clearly: eyes dim with tears.
[10] tending to be unfavorable; not likely to happen, succeed, be favorable, etc.: a dim chance of winning.
[11] not understanding clearly.
[12] rather stupid; dim-witted.
[13] to make dim or dimmer.
[14] to switch (the headlights of a vehicle) from the high to the low beam.
[15] to become or grow dim or dimmer.
[16] dim out , (in wartime) to reduce the night illumination of (a city, ship, etc.) to make it less visible from the air or sea, as a protection from enemy aircraft or ships.
[17] a device, such as a rheostat, for varying the current through an electric light and thus changing the illumination
[18] (often plural) US a dipped headlight on a road vehicle a parking light on a car
[19] badly illuminated a dim room
[20] not clearly seen; indistinct; faint a dim shape
[21] having weak or indistinct vision eyes dim with tears
[22] lacking in understanding; mentally dull
[23] not clear in the mind; obscure a dim memory
[24] lacking in brilliance, brightness, or lustre a dim colour
[25] tending to be unfavourable; gloomy or disapproving (esp in the phrase take a dim view )
[26] to become or cause to become dim
[27] (tr) to cause to seem less bright, as by comparison
[28] US and Canadian (tr) to switch (car headlights) from the main to the lower beam Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): dip

Words related to Dimmer

dingy, lackluster, murky, shadowy, faint, cloudy, dark, gloomy, fuzzy, dull, vague, blurred, depressing, somber, stupid, gray, dusk, overcast, faded, obscured

Words nearby Dimmer

dimissory, dimitrios i, dimitrov, dimitrovo, dimity, dimmer, dimorph, dimorphism, dimorphite, dimorphous, dimp

Origin of Dimmer

before 1000; Middle English, Old English dim(me ), cognate with Old Frisian dim, Old Norse dimmr

Other words from Dimmer

dim·ly , adverb
dim·ma·ble , adjective
dim·ness , noun
un·dim , adjective
un·dim·ly , adverb
un·dimmed , adjective

Word origin for Dimmer

Old English dimm; related to Old Norse dimmr gloomy, dark

Synonyms for Dimmer

blurred, cloudy, dark, dingy, dull, faint, fuzzy, gloomy, lackluster, murky, shadowy, vague, dusk, faded, gray, mat, muted, obscured, overcast, pale, sullied, tarnished, blah, bleary, caliginous, dreary, dusky, flat, ill-defined, indistinct, lightless, monotone, monotonous, opaque, poorly lit, tenebrous, unclear, unilluminated, weak