lessened

Questions about lessened

What does lessened mean?

lessened means "impaired by diminution". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lessened?

lessened has 2 syllables: les-sened. The stress falls on "les". In IPA it is /ˈlɛsənd/.

What is another word for lessened?

Close synonyms include diminished, vitiated, weakened. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lessened a common word?

lessened is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.