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- Dictionarydampener/ˈdamp(ə)nə/
noun
- 1. a thing that has a restraining or subduing effect: "television and booze, those twin dampeners of the revolutionary spirit"
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something that makes something less active, less exciting, or less enjoyable: dampener on Interest rate rises may act as a dampener on the market. Lack of enthusiasm from restaurant staff can be as great a dampener as lukewarm coffee. See also. put a damper on something informal.
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1. : to check or diminish the activity or vigor of : deaden. the heat dampened our spirits. 2. : to make damp. the shower barely dampened the ground. 3. : damp sense 1c. intransitive verb. 1. : to become damp. 2. : to become deadened or depressed. dampener. ˈdamp-nər. ˈdam-pə- noun. Synonyms. bedew.
1. dampener - a device that dampens or moistens something; "he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them". moistener. device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water".
Definitions of dampener. noun. a device that dampens or moistens something. “he used a dampener to moisten the shirts before he ironed them”. synonyms: moistener. see more. see less. type of: device.
A dampener is something that reduces the force or effect of something, such as a noise dampener. It can also mean to make something less strong, active, or exciting, as in putting a dampener on a celebration.
dampener (on something) a thing that makes something less pleasant, successful, etc. Lily isn't letting motherhood put a dampener on her social life. The only dampener on the show was the rain at the closing ceremony.
