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

1. adjective. 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.
2. intransitive 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.
3. verb. decrease in size, extent, or range

   "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"

   "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"

   Synonyms: decrease, diminish, fall

4. verb. wear off or die down

   "The pain subsided"

   Synonyms: subside

5. verb. make smaller

   "He decreased his staff"

   Synonyms: decrease, minify

Synonyms

decrease, diminish, fall, subside, minify

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in lessen:

lenses

Common word forms

lessens, lessened, lessener, lessening

Words from these letters

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