[{"word":"dimmer","phonetic":"/ˈdɪməɹ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈdɪməɹ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Not bright or colorful.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The lighting was too dim for me to make out his facial features."},{"definition":"Not smart or intelligent.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"He may be a bit dim, but he's not stupid."},{"definition":"Indistinct, hazy or unclear.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"His vision grew dimmer as he aged."},{"definition":"Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Lessened, reduced","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome."},{"definition":"Made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She felt diminished by the report card."},{"definition":"Reduced by a semitone","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["augmented"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A rheostat that is used to vary the intensity of a domestic electric light","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A switch used to select between the low and high headlamp beam on a road vehicle. (usually as \"dimmer switch\", primarily in North America; elsewhere \"dipswitch\" or \"dipper switch\")","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dim","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diminished","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dimmer"]}]