lessenedadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɛsnd/, U.S.

/ˈlɛs(ə)nd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lessen v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < lessen v. + -ed suffix¹.

Made less or smaller; diminished, reduced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased

diminutec1475

suppeditate?1526

lessened1565

minished1590

declined1591

reduced1591

bated1600

contracted1603

waneda1616

mute1627

shrivelleda1631

refracted1635

imminutea1681

retrenched1693

lowered1730

diminished1745

subdued1785

dwindled1796

depressed1831

shrunken1873

downrated1958

whittled-down1961

pared-down1974

slim-down1978

slimmed-down1978

1565 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc i. ii. sig. A.vi With lessened strength the double weight to beare.

1648 B. Gerbier Interpreter Acad. Forrain Langs. ii. 18 The lessened angle [Fr. l'angle diminué], is the angle where the outward face and the Polygone doe cut own an nother.

1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe i. 12 You hold the Glass, but turn the Perspective; And farther off the lessen'd Object drive.

1702 J. H. Compl. Gentleman Soldier 165 Bastard Cannons or lessened Cannons have ¾ at their Touch-hole [of the thickness of the Bore, in thickness of the Metal].

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. vi. 127 So far was he from doubling his Industry on the account of his lessened Income, that he did in a manner abandon himself to despair.

1811 W. R. Spencer Poems Ded. My eyes Upon its lessen'd garland casting.

1817 G. R. Dawson in Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 6 The prospect of a lessened expenditure.

1880 R. Bridges Poems iii. 9 With lessened load a few carts creak and blunder.

1949 Cancer Res. 9 559/1 Evidence was found indicating that the invasiveness of the cancer cells depended on their lessened adhesiveness.

2011 Tampa Bay (Florida) Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. b1 Funding for Ms. Kennedy's AIDS program ran dry. Public perception of a lessened danger may have had something to do with that.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lessened
释义	lessenedadj. Brit. /ˈlɛsnd/, U.S. /ˈlɛs(ə)nd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: lessen v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < lessen v. + -ed suffix¹. Made less or smaller; diminished, reduced. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > decreased diminutec1475 suppeditate?1526 lessened1565 minished1590 declined1591 reduced1591 bated1600 contracted1603 waneda1616 mute1627 shrivelleda1631 refracted1635 imminutea1681 retrenched1693 lowered1730 diminished1745 subdued1785 dwindled1796 depressed1831 shrunken1873 downrated1958 whittled-down1961 pared-down1974 slim-down1978 slimmed-down1978 1565 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc i. ii. sig. A.vi With lessened strength the double weight to beare. 1648 B. Gerbier Interpreter Acad. Forrain Langs. ii. 18 The lessened angle [Fr. l'angle diminué], is the angle where the outward face and the Polygone doe cut own an nother. 1676 J. Dryden Aureng-Zebe i. 12 You hold the Glass, but turn the Perspective; And farther off the lessen'd Object drive. 1702 J. H. Compl. Gentleman Soldier 165 Bastard Cannons or lessened Cannons have ¾ at their Touch-hole [of the thickness of the Bore, in thickness of the Metal]. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. ii. vi. 127 So far was he from doubling his Industry on the account of his lessened Income, that he did in a manner abandon himself to despair. 1811 W. R. Spencer Poems Ded. My eyes Upon its lessen'd garland casting. 1817 G. R. Dawson in Parl. Deb. 1st Ser. 6 The prospect of a lessened expenditure. 1880 R. Bridges Poems iii. 9 With lessened load a few carts creak and blunder. 1949 Cancer Res. 9 559/1 Evidence was found indicating that the invasiveness of the cancer cells depended on their lessened adhesiveness. 2011 Tampa Bay (Florida) Times (Nexis) 5 Apr. b1 Funding for Ms. Kennedy's AIDS program ran dry. Public perception of a lessened danger may have had something to do with that. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1565
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