dim lights

Low ambient glow

Dim lights are lights operating at reduced brightness, creating softer illumination.

The phrase often evokes intimacy or atmosphere: dim lights and soft music.

To dim the lights is to lower their intensity, whether for ambiance, to signal a performance is starting, or to reduce glare.

The restaurant's dim lights made it hard to read the menu.

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setting the mood · shadows · soft · romantic · dinner date · dusk · flickering · hazy · muted · warm · cozy · intimate · lamplight · evening · late night · subdued · dusky · gloom

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Opposites
brightness/intensity

dim lightsbright lights

Intense urban illumination

high beams · floodlights · stadium lights · searchlights · fluorescent lights

ambiance/atmosphere

dim lightsharsh lighting

Unflattering, intense illumination

office lighting · fluorescent lighting · industrial lighting · exposed lighting

Family

dim, light, dims, dimmed, dimming, dimmer, dimmest, dimly, dimness

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G