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lessening vs dwindling away

dwindling away vs lessening

lessening and dwindling away both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lessening Yes No No No
dwindling away Yes No No No
As nouns, dwindling away is a hyponym of lessening; that is, dwindling away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lessening:
  • lessening: a change downward
  • dwindling away: a becoming gradually less
Other hyponyms of lessening include shrinkage, shrinking, casualty, sinking, attrition, rarefaction, dwindling, waning.
lessening (noun) dwindling away (noun)
a change downward a becoming gradually less
Difference between lessening and dwindling away

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