lessen
verb (used without object)
to become less.
unlessened
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a word derived from
lessen.
Example Sentences
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And in the absence of stars, the earth itself seemed to gain in vastness and mystery, its own awfulness, as it sped round, unlessened by those endless perspectives of vaster planets.
From Dreamers of the Ghetto by Israel Zangwill
This is merely an exaggerated example of the insistence on the part of parents on the unlessened exercise of that power of control over children, which is the very negation of democracy.
From Child Versus Parent Some Chapters on the Irrepressible Conflict in the Home by Stephen Wise
When he feels himself grown old, he builds a pile of balm and incense, kindles it, and dies singing; and then from the fragrant ashes, soars up the renewed Phœnix with unlessened beauty.
From Translations from the German (Vol 3 of 3) Tales by Musaeus, Tieck, Richter by Thomas Carlyle
On his appearance, An' Jerusha rushed towards him with wide-spread, motherly arms, but observing his involuntary recoil, she stood still, looking at him with unlessened affection.
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Elizabeth Robins
Of all the longings and affections that one by one have perished from my heart, the solitary passion for nature has alone remained, unlessened and undisturbed.
From The Forsaken Inn A Novel by Anna Katharine Green
