Lessen word meaning and definition
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Meaning and definition for "lessen" word
[verb] wear off or die down; "The pain subsided"
[verb] make smaller; "He decreased his staff"
\Less"en\, v. i. To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened. The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than this: there was one witness of no good reputation. --Atterbury.
Synonyms for lessen
decrease, diminish, fall, minify, subside
Antonyms: increase
See also: belittle | boil down | break | bring down | de-escalate | decline | decrescendo | depreciate | devaluate | dwindle away | minimise | pare | relax | slacken | thin out | undervalue | vanish | wane | weaken | wither |
Related terms: allow for, attemper, clip, compress, crop, crumble, curtail, deaden the pain, deliquesce, disparage, ease, ease matters, eat away, ebb, erode, give relief, numb, pare, slacken, step down, take from, wear
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Let's analyse "lessen" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NESSEL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
lessen: 5 + 5 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One. |
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