- Types Of Speech
- You can use lessening as a noun in a sentence.
- About Lessening
- A 3 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters e, g, i, l, n, and s, 6 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter e. Lessening starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters l, le, les, less, lesse, and the ending characters are g, ng, ing, ning, ening, . Lessening is also a double consonant (ss) word. View the double consonant words list.
- Definition
- A change downward; "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
- Pig Latin
- Lessening in Pig Latin is said as "esseninglay or esseninglway".
- Unigram
- l | e | s | s | e | n | i | n | g
- Bigram
- le | es | ss | se | en | ni | in | ng
- Trigram
- les | ess | sse | sen | eni | nin | ing
- Quadrigram
- less | esse | ssen | seni | enin | ning
- Word Gram
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abatement | the act of abating "laws enforcing noise abatement" |
| Abating | decreasing in amount or intensity |
| Abridgement | a shortened version of a written work |
| Abridgment | a shortened version of a written work |
| Absolution | the act of absolving or remitting formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance |
| Allaying | |
| Allayment | |
| Alleviating | |
| Alleviation | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" |
| Anaesthesia | loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness |
View all cognitive synonyms for Lessening
| Antonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Increase | the act of increasing something "he gave me an increase in salary" |
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lessening | a change downward "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided" "there was a sharp drop-off in sales" |
View English words with the unique letters used in lessening. Words With The Letters Egilns
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something |
| Diminish | 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" |
| Drop Off | |
| Fall | the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions) "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" |
| 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" |
| Minify | make smaller "He decreased his staff" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alteration | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
| Change | the action of changing something "the change of government had no impact on the economy" "his change on abortion cost him the election" |
| Modification | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Attrition | the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction |
| Casualty | a decrease of military personnel or equipment |
| Dwindling | a becoming gradually less; "there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family" |
| Dwindling Away | |
| Shrinkage | the act of stealing goods that are on display in a store; "shrinkage is the retail trade''s euphemism for shoplifting" |
| Shrinking | the act of becoming less |
| Sinking | a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs" |
| Waning | a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent; "the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious"; "the waxing and waning of the moon" |
Lessening Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With L
- Ends With G
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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