dwindling vs lessening
lessening vs dwindlingdwindling and lessening both are nouns.
dwindling is an adjective but lessening is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dwindling | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| lessening | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lessening is a hypernym of
dwindling; that is, lessening is a
word with a broader meaning than dwindling:
- dwindling: a becoming gradually less
- lessening: a change downward
| dwindling (noun) | lessening (noun) |
|---|---|
| a becoming gradually less | a change downward |
| dwindling (adjective) | lessening (adjective) |
|---|---|
| gradually decreasing until little remains |
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