Definitions for lessening
less·en·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decrease, lessening, drop-offnoun

   a change downward

   "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"

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1. lesseningnoun

   A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

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1. lessening

   Lessening is the act or process of reducing or decreasing something in size, quantity, intensity, value, or degree. It can refer to dropping the level or amount of any measurable item, or reducing the seriousness or intensity of a situation or condition.

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1. Lessening

   of Lessen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lessening in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lessening in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of lessening in a Sentence

1. Sean McKee:

   Thanks to more flexible working patterns, many office-based staff may have had the option to work from home yesterday, lessening the impact on their employer, however, it stands to reason that the service industries, restaurants, cafes, event spaces in particular, and those that rely on foot traffic, like retail, will have been hardest hit as they faced a city with fewer workers and most likely a significant drop in trade.

2. Lori Tremmel Freeman:

   Of course, there's a lot of work to be done to look at uptake of this vaccine. Some of the polls and surveys that have gone out to the public have indicated an ongoing lessening of parents considering giving United States these vaccines over time.

3. Russ Dallaire:

   The body stiffened so hard he almost came out of the chair, and with each succeeding charge, the body jerked with lessening effect until there was none at all.

4. Janet Audrain-McGovern:

   When we were thinking about this topic, we were kind of just reflecting on the fact that we have more tobacco products on the market now than ever, and we've seen cigarette smoking decline among young people, but we've seen increase in use of these other tobacco products. At the same time, we've also seen in many areas of the country a lessening of the restrictions surrounding marijuana use.

5. Abdulkhaleq Abdulla:

   Financially and commercially, the The UAE benefits the most from lessening regional tensions, even during the worst of political tensions between the two countries, trade was uninterrupted. It went down, but never stopped.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lessening
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lessening
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lessening