dimmer
- n a rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination
- s lacking in light; not bright or harsh
- s lacking clarity or distinctness
- a made dim or less bright
- s offering little or no hope
- s slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
dimness
- n the state of being poorly illuminated
- n the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity
- n the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
dimocarpus longan
- n tree of southeastern Asia to Australia grown primarily for its sweet edible fruit resembling litchi nuts; sometimes placed in genera Euphorbia or Nephelium