Dictionary Entry
lessen
lessen is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 5 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
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.
- 2intransitive verb
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.
- 3verb
decrease in size, extent, or range
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically"
- 4verb
wear off or die down
"The pain subsided"
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- 5verb
make smaller
"He decreased his staff"
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