Uk English Meaning of lessen
less
Other Uk English words related to less
- Decrease
- reduce
- abate
- dent
- deplete
- diminish
- dwindle
- ease
- Lower
- minimise
- abbreviate
- Abridge
- clip
- compress
- condense
- constrict
- Contract
- crop
- cut back
- cut
- cut down
- De-escalate
- deflate
- dock
- downscale
- downsize
- drop
- knock down
- moderate
- Modify
- modulate
- Nick
- pare
- Prune
- qualify
- lay off
- shorten
- shrink
- Slash
- Trim
- truncate
- whittle
- cutback
Nearest Words of lessen
- lessee => lessee
- less => less
- lesquerella => bladderpod
- lespedeza striata => Common lespedeza
- lespedeza stipulacea => Lespedeza stipulacea
- lespedeza sericea => Lespedeza sericea
- lespedeza cuneata => Korean Clover
- lespedeza bicolor => Wandalee
- lespedeza => Lespedeza
- lesotho monetary unit => Lesotho loti
Definitions and Meaning of lessen in English
lessen (v)
decrease in size, extent, or range
make smaller
wear off or die down
lessen (a.)
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
lessen (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.
FAQs About the word lessen
less
decrease in size, extent, or range, make smaller, wear off or die downTo make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as,
Decrease,reduce,abate,dent,deplete,diminish,dwindle,ease,Lower,minimise
amplify,augment,boost,enlarge,expand,increase,raise,aggrandise,Blow-up,complement
lessee => lessee, less => less, lesquerella => bladderpod, lespedeza striata => Common lespedeza, lespedeza stipulacea => Lespedeza stipulacea,
