dimmable

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adjective

Able to be dimmed: able to have illumination decreased in brightness without blowing out or degrading the service life of the LED or light bulb.

“The store is having a sale on dimmable chandeliers.”

Opposite
nondimmableundimmable
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Meanings

adjectivedimmable (comparative more dimmable, superlative most dimmable)

comparative more dimmable · superlative most dimmable

  1. Able to be dimmed: able to have illumination decreased in brightness without blowing out or degrading the service life of the LED or light bulb.

    The store is having a sale on dimmable chandeliers.

    Antonyms: nondimmable, undimmable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAble to be dimmed: able to have illumination decreased in brightness without blowing out or degrading the service life of the LED or light bulb.

Opposite
nondimmableundimmable

Origin

From dim + -able.

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Translations

French graduable, dimmable
  • graduableable to be dimmed
  • dimmableable to be dimmed
German dimmbar
  • dimmbarable to be dimmed
Spanish atenuable, dimeable
  • atenuableable to be dimmed
  • dimeableable to be dimmed

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

midamble
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dimmable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dimmable.

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