subduedadj.n.

Brit.

/səbˈdjuːd/,

/səbˈdʒuːd/, U.S.

/səbˈd(j)ud/

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

Etymology: < subdue v. + -ed suffix¹.

A. adj.

1. Reduced to subjection; characterized by submission; subjugated, overcome; submissive.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > made subject to authority

subjecta1375

subjugatec1429

subact?1440

redact?a1475

mancipatec1487

suppeditate?1526

underthrown1532

submitted1537

subjected1550

subdued1553

captivate1581

vassalled1606

envassalled1609

captivated1621

subordinated1640

subacted1644

vassalized1647

subjugated1656

reduced1659

1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. ix. f. 204^v If one thousand of the subdued people..haue geuen them the onset, they might haue taken them prisoners and led them away in triumphe.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 357 One whose subdued eyes,..Drops teares as fast as the Arabian trees, Their medicinall gum.

1654 E. Wolley tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Curia Politiæ 102 The Victors are so tryumphant, and the subdued Enemies so afflicted and dispierced.

1709 J. Swift Let. conc. Sacramental Test 22 But the Mischief was, these Allies would never be brought to allow that the Common Enemy was quite Subdued.

1812 G. Crabbe Tales xviii. 331 She had a mild, subdued, expiring look.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iv. v. 261 Lyons contains in it subdued Jacobins; dominant Girondins.

1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 202 A subdued, bronzed, resolved-looking man.

a1910 ‘O. Henry’ Trimmed Lamp (1916) 86 The chestnut, approving his new rider, danced and pranced, reviling equinely the subdued bays.

1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 805/2 In aping the ‘higher’ culture, the people of the subdued side may lose an invaluable heritage.

2005 New Nation 26 Sept. 6/3 I have never known him to be violent,..or use obscene language and he always appeared meek and subdued.

2. Reduced in intensity, strength, or vividness; lacking vibrancy; restrained; toned down; quiet.

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

1785 T. Warton in J. Milton Poems (new ed.) 74 It is the same sort of subdued light in Spenser.

1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi II. iv. i. 94 Censers of gold..streamed with the odours of Araby, yet so subdued as not to deaden the healthier scent of flowers.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 83 Many of the noblest forms are of subdued curvature.

1859 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing ix. 49 There are acute cases (particularly a few ophthalmic cases..), where a subdued light is necessary.

1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography 203 The effects of subterranean heat in the locality may still manifest themselves in a subdued form.

1909 Daily Chron. 29 Apr. 7/3 Tourterelle is a subdued fawn-pink.

1937 M. Sharp Nutmeg Tree iii. 40 She exchanged her more subdued..lipstick for a new Kiss-proof in flamingo red.

1976 Times 13 Feb. 8 There was a chorus of subdued muttering as grown men tried to remaster the arithmetic of other days.

2010 New Yorker 10 May 9/3 The atmosphere is more subdued than it was, and so is the food.

B. n.

With the and plural agreement: subdued people collectively. Occasionally also in singular.

ΚΠ

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 48 Strengthened both against forraine invasions and revolts of the subdued.

1660 J. Milton Brief Notes Serm. 11 [It] will in all probabilitie subject the subduers to the subdu'd.

1758 E. Spelman tr. Dionysius of Halicarnassus Rom. Antiq. III. vii. 201 In his speech, there was..the ungovernable fury of an enemy, insulting the subdued with impunity.

1825 New Monthly Mag. 15 252/2 The uplifted arm of the subduer and the fallen form of the subdued.

1857 Gentleman's Mag. July 41 The gallant garrison were at length prevailed upon to agree to a capitulation, honourable alike to the subduers and the subdued.

1963 tr. Alfarabi in R. Lerner & M. Mahdi Medieval Polit. Philos. 46 The subdued should have no control whatever over himself or any of the things because of which he has been dominated.

2006 S. A. Crate Cows, Kin & Globalization 290 The account..shows how Viliui Sakha have been both the subduers..and the subdued.

Derivatives

subˈduedly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > in a subdued manner

softlya1398

subduedly1826

1826 J. M. Sherer Notes & Refl. Ramble Germany 70 The musicians were all most subduedly obedient in their calling.

1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed xiii. 258 Maisie was crying more subduedly.

1940 N. Tranter Harsh Heritage ii. 27 She stood, in the mellow radiance of the candlelight, a young woman,..her hair..gleaming subduedly.

2000 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Aug. 4 [He] donned a pair of glasses and wandered subduedly about the house.

subˈduedness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > [noun]

dangera1375

subjectiona1398

subalternation1483

vassalry1594

subordination1595

vassalage1595

subordination1599

subordinacy1612

subserviency1646

subjectedness1647

subservience1648

vassalation1648

subduedness1653

subordinancy1680

subservientness1727

heteronomy1798

subordinateness1876

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe > fact of being less vigorous or intense

subduedness1653

1653 Ld. Wariston & J. Guthrie Causes of Lords Wrath against Scotl. 85 Mortification and subduednesse of spirit.

1798 C. Lloyd Edmund Oliver II. lxviii. 225 A certain subduedness of soul in Oliver.

1822 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 718 In his freest..passages there is a subduedness, a self-checking timidity in his colouring.

1920 W. Frank Dark Mother 125 He had the sense of her subduedness.

2009 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 16 Aug. (Sport section) 10 Finally the occasion shed its subduedness and came to life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	subdued
释义	subduedadj.n. Brit. /səbˈdjuːd/, /səbˈdʒuːd/, U.S. /səbˈd(j)ud/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: subdue v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < subdue v. + -ed suffix¹. A. adj. 1. Reduced to subjection; characterized by submission; subjugated, overcome; submissive. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > [adjective] > made subject to authority subjecta1375 subjugatec1429 subact?1440 redact?a1475 mancipatec1487 suppeditate?1526 underthrown1532 submitted1537 subjected1550 subdued1553 captivate1581 vassalled1606 envassalled1609 captivated1621 subordinated1640 subacted1644 vassalized1647 subjugated1656 reduced1659 1553 J. Brende tr. Q. Curtius Rufus Hist. ix. f. 204^v If one thousand of the subdued people..haue geuen them the onset, they might haue taken them prisoners and led them away in triumphe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) v. ii. 357 One whose subdued eyes,..Drops teares as fast as the Arabian trees, Their medicinall gum. View more context for this quotation 1654 E. Wolley tr. ‘G. de Scudéry’ Curia Politiæ 102 The Victors are so tryumphant, and the subdued Enemies so afflicted and dispierced. 1709 J. Swift Let. conc. Sacramental Test 22 But the Mischief was, these Allies would never be brought to allow that the Common Enemy was quite Subdued. 1812 G. Crabbe Tales xviii. 331 She had a mild, subdued, expiring look. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iv. v. 261 Lyons contains in it subdued Jacobins; dominant Girondins. 1890 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Colonial Reformer (1891) 202 A subdued, bronzed, resolved-looking man. a1910 ‘O. Henry’ Trimmed Lamp (1916) 86 The chestnut, approving his new rider, danced and pranced, reviling equinely the subdued bays. 1967 Brit. Jrnl. Psychiatry 113 805/2 In aping the ‘higher’ culture, the people of the subdued side may lose an invaluable heritage. 2005 New Nation 26 Sept. 6/3 I have never known him to be violent,..or use obscene language and he always appeared meek and subdued. 2. Reduced in intensity, strength, or vividness; lacking vibrancy; restrained; toned down; quiet. 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 1785 T. Warton in J. Milton Poems (new ed.) 74 It is the same sort of subdued light in Spenser. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi II. iv. i. 94 Censers of gold..streamed with the odours of Araby, yet so subdued as not to deaden the healthier scent of flowers. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. iii. 83 Many of the noblest forms are of subdued curvature. 1859 F. Nightingale Notes on Nursing ix. 49 There are acute cases (particularly a few ophthalmic cases..), where a subdued light is necessary. 1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography 203 The effects of subterranean heat in the locality may still manifest themselves in a subdued form. 1909 Daily Chron. 29 Apr. 7/3 Tourterelle is a subdued fawn-pink. 1937 M. Sharp Nutmeg Tree iii. 40 She exchanged her more subdued..lipstick for a new Kiss-proof in flamingo red. 1976 Times 13 Feb. 8 There was a chorus of subdued muttering as grown men tried to remaster the arithmetic of other days. 2010 New Yorker 10 May 9/3 The atmosphere is more subdued than it was, and so is the food. B. n. With the and plural agreement: subdued people collectively. Occasionally also in singular. ΚΠ 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 48 Strengthened both against forraine invasions and revolts of the subdued. 1660 J. Milton Brief Notes Serm. 11 [It] will in all probabilitie subject the subduers to the subdu'd. 1758 E. Spelman tr. Dionysius of Halicarnassus Rom. Antiq. III. vii. 201 In his speech, there was..the ungovernable fury of an enemy, insulting the subdued with impunity. 1825 New Monthly Mag. 15 252/2 The uplifted arm of the subduer and the fallen form of the subdued. 1857 Gentleman's Mag. July 41 The gallant garrison were at length prevailed upon to agree to a capitulation, honourable alike to the subduers and the subdued. 1963 tr. Alfarabi in R. Lerner & M. Mahdi Medieval Polit. Philos. 46 The subdued should have no control whatever over himself or any of the things because of which he has been dominated. 2006 S. A. Crate Cows, Kin & Globalization 290 The account..shows how Viliui Sakha have been both the subduers..and the subdued. Derivatives subˈduedly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adverb] > in a subdued manner softlya1398 subduedly1826 1826 J. M. Sherer Notes & Refl. Ramble Germany 70 The musicians were all most subduedly obedient in their calling. 1891 R. Kipling Light that Failed xiii. 258 Maisie was crying more subduedly. 1940 N. Tranter Harsh Heritage ii. 27 She stood, in the mellow radiance of the candlelight, a young woman,..her hair..gleaming subduedly. 2000 Guardian (Nexis) 11 Aug. 4 [He] donned a pair of glasses and wandered subduedly about the house. subˈduedness n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > [noun] dangera1375 subjectiona1398 subalternation1483 vassalry1594 subordination1595 vassalage1595 subordination1599 subordinacy1612 subserviency1646 subjectedness1647 subservience1648 vassalation1648 subduedness1653 subordinancy1680 subservientness1727 heteronomy1798 subordinateness1876 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [noun] > becoming less violent, vigorous, or severe > fact of being less vigorous or intense subduedness1653 1653 Ld. Wariston & J. Guthrie Causes of Lords Wrath against Scotl. 85 Mortification and subduednesse of spirit. 1798 C. Lloyd Edmund Oliver II. lxviii. 225 A certain subduedness of soul in Oliver. 1822 S. T. Coleridge Lett. (1895) 718 In his freest..passages there is a subduedness, a self-checking timidity in his colouring. 1920 W. Frank Dark Mother 125 He had the sense of her subduedness. 2009 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 16 Aug. (Sport section) 10 Finally the occasion shed its subduedness and came to life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.n.1553
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