lessen vs decline

decline vs lessen

lessen is not a noun while decline is a noun.

lessen and decline both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lessen	No	No	Yes	No
decline	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, decline is a hyponym of lessen; that is, decline is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:

lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
decline: grow smaller

Other hyponyms of lessen include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

lessen (noun)	decline (noun)
	a downward slope or bend
	a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
	change toward something smaller or lower
	a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

lessen (verb)	decline (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	grow smaller
wear off or die down	grow worse
make become smaller	show unwillingness towards
	inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
	go down
	fall in value
	not accept as true

Difference between lessen and decline

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