Black
Dimmer
Dimmer noun - A rheostat that varies the current through an electric light in order to control the level of illumination.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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After the transplant "fails" while he remains hooked to the bypass machine, everything in his dream world grows dimmer and dimmer, until finally fading to pitch black.
Source: Film / Awake -
Mordor: If you play as an evil god, the land within your area of influence turns black and barren with volcanic fissures and the sun seen from inside is dimmer.
Source: Video Game / Black & White - Apparently a black hole was sent into the Sun, causing it to enter a dimmer, red state without expanding into a giant.
Source: Literature / Book of the New Sun
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