lessened

Meanings

• Adjective

  Reduced in amount, degree, or intensity.

  - "The rain has lessened."
  - "His fever has lessened."
  - "The company's losses have lessened."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lessened
penny , kennedy , widen

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Variants

List of all variants of lessened that leads to same result
lessen , lessened , lessening , lessens

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Forms

Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

lessened (comparative form): less, lessened (superlative form): leastened

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From the Old English word 'lesan' meaning 'to lessen' or 'diminish'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'lessened' is often used in legal contexts to describe a decrease in a debtor's liability.

2. In the Bible, the phrase 'lessened in my sight' is used to describe God's forgiveness and reduction of punishment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Diminish: To make smaller or reduce in amount, degree, or importance.

2. Reduce: To make smaller or lessen in size, amount, or degree.

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How to Memorize "lessened"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a scale, with lessened being the point where the weight or amount has decreased.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'lessened' with the idea of reduction or diminishment.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Less is more, lessened is less'.

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