dimmer
/ˈdɪməɹ/ · adjective
Meaning
- Not bright or colorful.
- Not smart or intelligent.
- Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
- Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
- Lessened, reduced
- Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
- Reduced by a semitone
- A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light
- 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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