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— English words —

• lessen v. (Transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.
• lessen v. (Intransitive) To become less.
• lessen conj. (Nonstandard, dialect) unless.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Hungarian
  • lessen v. Third-person singular subjunctive present indefinite of les.
• Swedish
  • lessen adj. Alternative spelling of ledsen.

— English words, defined in German —

• lessen V. Vermindern.
• lessen V. Herabsetzen, verkleinern.
• lessen V. Weniger werden.
• lessen V. Abnehmen, nachlassen.

— English word, defined in French —

• lessen v. Diminuer, abaisser, abréger, amoindrir.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• lessen v. Diminuir, reduzir.
• lessen v. Atenuar.
• lessen v. Depreciar, menosprezar.

— In Dutch —

• lessen w. Overgankelijk met vocht de dorst beëindigen.
• lessen w. Inergatief (spreektaal) les nemen.
• lessen n. Meervoud van het zelfstandig naamwoord les.

21 English words from 5 English definitions

Alternative become dialect diminish indefinite Intransitive les less make Nonstandard person present reduce singular spelling subjunctive Third Third␣person Third-person␣singular Transitive unless

4 English words from 11 foreign definitions

het les met van

26 foreign words from 11 foreign definitions

abaisser Abnehmen abréger amoindrir Atenuar beëindigen Depreciar Diminuer Diminuir dorst Herabsetzen Meervoud menosprezar naamwoord nachlassen nemen Overgankelijk reduzir spreektaal verkleinern Vermindern vocht Weniger werden zelfstandig zelfstandig␣naamwoord

9 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

lessens lessened lessener lesseners lessenest lesseneth lessening lessenable lessenings

8 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

enlessens enlessened unlessened enlessening unlessening remote␣keyless␣entry reckless␣endangerment remote␣keyless␣entries

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

enlessen unlessen

20 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ess ESS -ess Ess. esse Essen les Les LES -les- less LESs 'less -less lesse sen Sen SEN Sen. SSE

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ess ESS -ess Ess. esse NES ness Ness -ness -nesse SEL SSE

4 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

elsens Elsens lenses sensel

52 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

e-lesson elmness Elsners endless enisles enseals enseels ensiles Enslens Ensleys Esselen flenses Gensels henless Hensels Laneses Lenises lensers Lesanes lesenes Lesesne lessens Lessner Lyneses menless Nealses Nehlses Neilses Nelmses Nelsens Neslers Nessler nestles Nestles netless newless penless pensels selanes Seldens Selners selones seniles sensels sensely sensile silenes spleens unlesse unseels Wensels yenless

25 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

elsen Elsen enses esnes Essen Leens lenes lense leses lesse less'n Neels NESes -nesse seels seens selen- seles Seles senes Senes sense SE␣SNe Slees snees

8 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

Lassen lessed lessee lesser Lesser lesses lesson lissen

3 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

Essen lesse less'n

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