- Types Of Speech
- You can use lessen as a verb in a sentence.
- About Lessen
- A 2 syllables verb and 6 letters with the letters e, l, n, and s, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters ss. Lessen starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters l, le, les, less, lesse, and the ending characters are n, en, sen, ssen, essen, . Lessen is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- Decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle Dutch
- Scrabble
- Is lessen a scrabble word? A 6 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Lessen in Pig Latin is said as "essenlay or essenlway".
- Unigram
- l | e | s | s | e | n
- Bigram
- le | es | ss | se | en
- Trigram
- les | ess | sse | sen
- Quadrigram
- less | esse | ssen
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- decrease in size, extent, or range;
"The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester";
"The cabin pressure fell dramatically";
"her weight fall to under a hundred pounds";
"his voice fell to a whisper" - wear off or die down;
"The pain subsided" - make smaller;
"He decreased his staff"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abase | cause to feel shame hurt the pride of "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" |
| Abash | cause to be embarrassed cause to feel self-conscious |
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity "The storm abated" "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Abbreviate | shorten "Abbreviate `New York'' and write `NY''" |
| Ablate | remove an organ or bodily structure |
| Abrade | strike against an object "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken" |
| Abridge | reduce in scope while retaining essential elements "The manuscript must be shortened" |
| Abstract | a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person" |
| Abstraction | a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples |
| Abuse | cruel or inhumane treatment |
View all cognitive synonyms for Lessen
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Increase | the act of increasing something "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lessen | decrease in size, extent, or range "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester" "The cabin pressure fell dramatically" "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds" "his voice fell to a whisper" |
View English words with the unique letters used in lessen. Words With The Letters Elns
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Decline | a downward slope or bend |
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Decrement | the amount by which something decreases |
| Diminution | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Dip | a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms |
| Drop | the act of dropping something "they expected the drop would be successful" |
| Drop Off | |
| Fall | the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions) "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" |
| Free Fall | |
| Lessening | a change downward "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided" "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Change Magnitude |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abate | become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; "The rain let up after a few hours" |
| Boil Down | |
| Break | an escape from jail; "the breakout was carefully planned" |
| Concentrate | a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair" |
| Contract | a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid |
| De Escalate | |
| Decelerate | reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" |
| Decline | a downward slope or bend |
| Decoct | steep in hot water |
| Decrescendo | (music) a gradual decrease in loudness |
View All Hyponyms For Lessen
| Name | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Blessen | No | Yes |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestle (6 letters) | 6 | 8 | eelnst | ||
| Elanus (6 letters) | 6 | 9 +1 | unseal | ||
| Vanellus (8 letters) | 11 +5 | 16 +8 | vanellus | ||
| Entellus (8 letters) | 8 +2 | 12 +4 | entellus | ||
| Selene (6 letters) | 6 | 8 | selene | ||
| Sand Eel (8 letters) | |||||
| Belsen (6 letters) | 8 +2 | 11 +3 | belsen | ||
| Bus Lane (8 letters) | |||||
| Lens (4 letters) | 4 | 6 | lens | ||
| Lense (5 letters) | 5 | 7 | lense | ||
| Sea Lane (8 letters) | |||||
| Selsyn (6 letters) | 9 +3 | 10 +2 | selsyn | ||
| Laxness (7 letters) | 14 +8 | 16 +8 | aelnssx | ||
| Dullness (8 letters) | 9 +3 | 13 +5 | dellnssu | ||
| Dulness (7 letters) | 8 +2 | 11 +3 | dulness | ||
| Lewdness (8 letters) | 12 +6 | 14 +6 | lewdness | ||
| Blueness (8 letters) | 10 +4 | 14 +6 | blueness | ||
| Leanness (8 letters) | 8 +2 | 11 +3 | leanness | ||
| Tallness (8 letters) | 8 +2 | 11 +3 | tallness | ||
| Lateness (8 letters) | 8 +2 | 10 +2 | aeelnsst | ||
| Nucleus (7 letters) | 9 +3 | 14 +6 | nucleus | ||
| Scalenus (8 letters) | 10 +4 | 14 +6 | acelnssu | ||
| Slyness (7 letters) | 10 +4 | 11 +3 | slyness | ||
| Analects (8 letters) | 10 +4 | 13 +5 | analects | ||
| Esselen (7 letters) | 7 +1 | 9 +1 | esselen |
Lessen Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With L
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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