dimmer

noun

dim·​mer ˈdi-mər 

1

: a device for regulating the intensity of an electric lighting unit

2

: low beam

Examples of dimmer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sammy’s stuck in a dead-end job, where his boss takes a much dimmer view of his options. —Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 21 Nov. 2025

Choose from heat mode or cool mode depending on the season and then activate night mode for the quietest settings and a dimmer display. —PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025

Yet their financial prospects and chances of getting hired are significantly dimmer than those of Gen X graduates. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

Those not flashing are cruise lights — solid red and blue and dimmer than emergency lights. —Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing dimmer

• dimmer switch

Rhymes for dimmer

• brimmer
• glimmer
• grimmer
• nimmer
• rimmer
• shimmer
• simmer
• skimmer
• slimmer
• swimmer
• timmer
• trimmer

Kids Definition

dimmer

noun

dim·​mer ˈdim-ər 

1

: a device for controlling the amount of light from an electric lighting unit (as the headlights of an automobile or the lights of a room)

2

: low beam