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lessen vs slow

slow vs lessen

lessen is not an adjective while slow is an adjective.

lessen and slow both are verbs.

lessen is not an adverb while slow is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessen No No Yes No
slow No Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, slow is a hyponym of lessen; that is, slow is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessen:
  • lessen: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • slow: lose velocity; move more slowly
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, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
lessen (adjective) slow (adjective)
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
at a slow tempo
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
(of business) not active or brisk
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
lessen (verb) slow (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lose velocity; move more slowly
wear off or die down become slow or slower
make become smaller cause to proceed more slowly
lessen (adverb) slow (adverb)
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')
showing a time that is earlier than the actual time
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