Wondering how to hyphenate the English word dimmer? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.
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A rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination |
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Lacking in light Not bright or harsh A dim light beside the bed Subdued lights and soft music |
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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 |
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Made dim or less bright The dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation Dimmed headlights We like dimmed lights when we have dinner |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |