dimmer Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
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adjective satellite lacking in light; not bright or harsh
dim; subdued.
- a dim light beside the bed
- subdued lights and soft music
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adjective satellite lacking clarity or distinctness
dim; shadowy; faint; vague; wispy.
- a dim figure in the distance
- only a faint recollection
- shadowy figures in the gloom
- saw a vague outline of a building through the fog
- a few wispy memories of childhood
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adjective made dim or less bright
dim; dimmed.
- the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation
- dimmed headlights
- we like dimmed lights when we have dinner
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adjective satellite offering little or no hope
dim; black; bleak.
- the future looked black
- prospects were bleak
- Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge
- took a dim view of things
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adjective satellite slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
dim; slow; dense; dumb; obtuse; dull.
- so dense he never understands anything I say to him
- never met anyone quite so dim
- although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray
- dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
- he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
- worked with the slow students
