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[səb'djuːd] [AE -'duːd] 1. 2.1) (downcast) [ person] sottomesso, assoggettato; [ mood] depresso; [ voice] pacato, sommesso2) (muted) [excitement, reaction] contenuto; [ conversation] pacato; [ lighting] soffuso; [ colour] smorzato* * *adjective (quiet; not bright or lively: subdued voices; He seems subdued today.) calmo; attenuato* * *subdued /səbˈdju:d/, ( USA) /səbˈdu:d/a.2 (troppo) calmo; mogio; buono buono (fam.)3 attenuato; mitigato; smorzato; tenue; in tono minore: subdued lighting, illuminazione attenuata; subdued light, luce smorzata; a subdued colour, un colore tenue; the subdued performance of a musician [of a player, etc.], la performance in tono minore di un musicista [di un giocatore, ecc.]subduedness n. [u].* * *[səb'djuːd] [AE -'duːd] 1. 2.1) (downcast) [ person] sottomesso, assoggettato; [ mood] depresso; [ voice] pacato, sommesso2) (muted) [excitement, reaction] contenuto; [ conversation] pacato; [ lighting] soffuso; [ colour] smorzato
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subdued — subduedly, adv. subduedness, n. /seuhb doohd , dyoohd /, adj. 1. quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled: After the argument he was much more subdued. 2. lowered in intensity or strength; reduced in fullness of tone, as a color or voice; muted:… … Universalium
subdued — adjective 1) Lewis s subdued air Syn: somber, low spirited, downcast, sad, dejected, depressed, gloomy, despondent, dispirited, disheartened, forlorn, woebegone; withdrawn, preoccupied; informal down in/at the mouth, down in the dumps, in the… … Thesaurus of popular words
subdued — adjective 1. in a softened tone (Freq. 3) hushed voices muted trumpets a subdued whisper a quiet reprimand • Syn: ↑hushed, ↑muted, ↑quiet … Useful english dictionary
subdued — adj. VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, sound ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
light — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 brightness ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, good ▪ bright, brilliant, harsh, intense, strong ▪ blinding … Collocations dictionary
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subdued — adjective a) Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. he is subdued after the disagreement last night. b) Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone. the colour scheme used for this room is subdued … Wiktionary
subdued — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Olympian, aesthetic, aloof, artistic, backward, barely audible, bashful, bated, blank, bowed down, broken, brought low, calmed, cast down, chaste, chastened, chilled, chilly, choice, classic, cold, conquered,… … Moby Thesaurus
half-light — /ˈhaf laɪt/ (say hahf luyt) noun 1. light of much less than normal intensity: *Teresa paled in the half light of the passage. –christina stead, 1944. 2. the subdued light of either dawn or dusk: *Early rising in the half light, when the morn came …
half-light — [haf′līt΄] n. dim or subdued light … English World dictionary
subdue — v.tr. (subdues, subdued, subduing) 1 conquer, subjugate, or tame (an enemy, nature, one s emotions, etc.). 2 (as subdued adj.) softened; lacking in intensity; toned down (subdued light; in a subdued mood). Derivatives: subduable adj. subdual n.… … Useful english dictionary