Meaning of subdued in English
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Classifying Adjective
subduedDefinitions
1. in a softened toneExamples
- « hushed voices »
- « muted trumpets »
- « a subdued whisper »
- « a quiet reprimand »
Synonyms
- 2. restrained in style or quality
Examples
- « a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence »
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- 3. quieted and brought under control
Examples
- « children were subdued and silent »
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- 4. lacking in light
Examples
- « not bright or harsh »
- « a dim light beside the bed »
- « subdued lights and soft music »
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Famous quotes
- « Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them. » Washington Irving
- « Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. » Jean Rostand
- « Dramatic experience is not logical it may be subdued to the kind of coherence that we indicate when we speak, in criticism, of form. » Allen Tate
- « A peace is of the nature of a conquest for then both parties nobly are subdued, and neither party loser. » William Shakespeare
- « There are moments when a man's imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny. » Edith Wharton