dims
Softens the lights
Dims is the plural of dim, a light or lamp: Turn on the dims.
More often it refers to dimmed headlights, as opposed to brights or high beams: Switch to dims when a car approaches.
In slang, dims can mean sunglasses or tinted windows on a vehicle.
Grows gradually weaker
- darkensBecomes less bright
- obscuresMakes difficult to perceive
- blursMakes indistinct
- cloudsAirborne water masses
shadows · wanes · dulls · weakens · lessens · diminishes · recedes · softens
Made quieter or softer
- softenedMade less severe
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- gentleSoft and kind
- low-keyRestrained and understated
restrained · subtle · tempered · mellow · faint · hushed · toned-down · quiet
Light intensity regulator
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- bulbRounded storage organ
- wattageElectrical output measure
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
lumens · LED · fluorescent · incandescent · halogen · lamp · rheostat · adjustable
Dull and depressing
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- somberGravely serious in mood
- murkyDark and unclear
- overcastSky fully veiled
shadowy · dusky · gloomy · dismal · cheerless · drab · gray · sullen
Makes smaller in degree
- reducesMakes less in quantity
- decreasesGrows smaller in amount
- weakensReduces strength or power
- lowersDecreases or brings down
shrinks · undermines · dampens · downgrades · minimizes · detracts · belittles · disparages
fades
Grows gradually weaker
clouds · shadows · wanes · dulls · weakens · lessens · diminishes · recedes · softens · mutes
muted
Made quieter or softer
- softenedMade less severe
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- gentleSoft and kind
low-key · restrained · subtle · tempered · mellow · faint · hushed · toned-down · quiet · shaded
dimmer
Light intensity regulator
brightness · lumens · LED · fluorescent · incandescent · halogen · lamp · rheostat · adjustable · low-light
dreary
Dull and depressing
overcast · shadowy · dusky · gloomy · dismal · cheerless · drab · gray · sullen · leaden
lessens
Makes smaller in degree
lowers · shrinks · undermines · dampens · downgrades · minimizes · detracts · belittles · disparages · deflates
dumplings
Filled dough parcels
dimsbrightens
Makes lighter or cheerier
illuminates · lights up · ignites · glows · blazes
dimsbrightens
Makes lighter or cheerier
heightens · intensifies · strengthens · amplifies · bolsters
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- dim lightsFaint artificial illumination
- dim bulbIntellectually sluggish person
- dimmed lightsReduced artificial brightness
- dimming lightsReducing illumination gradually
- dimmable lightsFixtures with brightness control
dim, dimness, dimly, dimmed, dimming, dimmest, undimmed, dimmers, dimmable