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dimmer definition
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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")
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