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dimmer


 
  Grep  of  noun  dimmer 
  dimmer 
 
  Overview  of  noun  dimmer 
 
  The  noun  dimmer  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dimmer  --  (a  rheostat  that  varies  the  current  through  an  electric  light  in  order  to  control  the  level  of  illumination) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dim 
 
  The  adj  dim  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  dim,  subdued  --  (lacking  in  light;  not  bright  or  harsh;  "a  dim  light  beside  the  bed";  "subdued  lights  and  soft  music") 
  2.  (3)  dim,  faint,  shadowy,  vague,  wispy  --  (lacking  clarity  or  distinctness;  "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") 
  3.  dimmed,  dim  --  (made  dim  or  less  bright;  "the  dimmed  houselights  brought  a  hush  of  anticipation";  "dimmed  headlights";  "we  like  dimmed  lights  when  we  have  dinner") 
  4.  black,  bleak,  dim  --  (offering  little  or  no  hope;  "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") 
  5.  dense,  dim,  dull,  dumb,  obtuse,  slow  --  (slow  to  learn  or  understand;  lacking  intellectual  acuity;  "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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  dim 
 
  5  senses  of  dim 
 
  Sense  1 
  dim,  subdued 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dark)  ->  light 
 
  Sense  2 
  dim,  faint,  shadowy,  vague,  wispy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  indistinct)  ->  distinct 
 
  Sense  3 
  dimmed  (vs.  undimmed),  dim 
 
 
  Sense  4 
  black,  bleak,  dim 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  hopeless)  ->  hopeful 
 
  Sense  5 
  dense,  dim,  dull,  dumb,  obtuse,  slow 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  stupid)  ->  smart 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  dim 
 
  5  senses  of  dim 
 
  Sense  1 
  dim,  subdued 
  =>  dark  (vs.  light) 
 
  Sense  2 
  dim,  faint,  shadowy,  vague,  wispy 
  =>  indistinct  (vs.  distinct) 
 
  Sense  3 
  dimmed  (vs.  undimmed),  dim 
  =>  low-beam(postnominal) 
 
  Sense  4 
  black,  bleak,  dim 
  =>  hopeless  (vs.  hopeful) 
 
  Sense  5 
  dense,  dim,  dull,  dumb,  obtuse,  slow 
  =>  stupid  (vs.  smart) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  dim 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  dim 
 
  dim  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  dim 
  dim 
  dim-sighted 
  dim-witted 
  dime 
  dimensional 
  dimensioning 
  diminished 
  diminishing 
  diminuendo 
  diminutive 
  dimmed 
  dimorhous 
  dimorphic 
  dimpled 
 
  Overview  of  noun  dimmer 
 
  The  noun  dimmer  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  dimmer  --  (a  rheostat  that  varies  the  current  through  an  electric  light  in  order  to  control  the  level  of  illumination) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  dim 
 
  The  adj  dim  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  dim,  subdued  --  (lacking  in  light;  not  bright  or  harsh;  "a  dim  light  beside  the  bed";  "subdued  lights  and  soft  music") 
  2.  (3)  dim,  faint,  shadowy,  vague,  wispy  --  (lacking  clarity  or  distinctness;  "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") 
  3.  dimmed,  dim  --  (made  dim  or  less  bright;  "the  dimmed  houselights  brought  a  hush  of  anticipation";  "dimmed  headlights";  "we  like  dimmed  lights  when  we  have  dinner") 
  4.  black,  bleak,  dim  --  (offering  little  or  no  hope;  "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") 
  5.  dense,  dim,  dull,  dumb,  obtuse,  slow  --  (slow  to  learn  or  understand;  lacking  intellectual  acuity;  "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") 



dimmer definition