subduedness

1. 1.

   the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity

   Synonymsdimness

   Broaderdullness
2. 2.

   a disposition to be patient and long suffering

   Synonymsmeekness

   Broaderhumility

   Narrowerspinelessness

Other forms of subduedness

plural

subduednesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about subduedness

What does subduedness mean?

subduedness means "the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in subduedness?

subduedness has 3 syllables: sub-dued-ness. The stress falls on "sub".

What is another word for subduedness?

Close synonyms include dimness, meekness. 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 subduedness a common word?

subduedness 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.