diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened
(adjective) impaired by diminution
lessened
(adjective) decreased in severity; made less harsh
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lessened
simple past tense and past participle of lessen
lessened
Having been lessened.
• needless, seldseen
Source: Wiktionary
Less"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lessened; p. pr. & vb. n. Lessening.] Etym: [From Less, a. ]
Definition: 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. Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. Calamy. St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men conspired to lessen it. Atterbury.
Syn.
– To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair; weaken; degrade.
Less"en, v. i.
Definition: 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. The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than this: there was one witness of no good reputation. Atterbury.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
