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# dimmer

noun (a dimmer, dimmers); adjective (dimmer — comparative of dim)

«dimmer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Dimmer means less bright: «The light grew dimmer.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#m1)
2. A dimmer (or dimmer switch) is a switch that lets you make a light brighter or less bright. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#m2)
3. Informally, dimmer can mean less clever (from dim = not clever) — unkind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life a dimmer switch makes a room cosy for films or bedtime. In science lessons, a dimmer works by changing how much electricity reaches the bulb. In stories lights grow dimmer as night falls or a torch battery runs out. Phrases: «dimmer switch», «grow dimmer», «get dimmer».

### Examples

- The light got dimmer as the sun went down. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#x1)
- Turn the dimmer down for the film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#x2)
- We have a dimmer switch in the living room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#x3)
- The torch got dimmer and dimmer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#x4)
- Stars look dimmer near city lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#x5)
- The cave grew dimmer the further we went. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#x6)
- Can you turn the dimmer up? I can't read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#x7)
- His voice grew dimmer as he walked away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/#x8)

### Note

Comparative: dim, dimmer, dimmest (double m). Trap: «dimmer» (less bright) vs «dinner» (a meal) look alike. Do not call people «dim» — it is rude.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dimmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dimmer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dimmer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dimmer.html) on Mova free.