modification vs lessening

lessening vs modification

modification and lessening both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
lessening	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, lessening is a hyponym of modification; that is, lessening is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
lessening: a change downward

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	lessening (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	a change downward
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

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