Meaning of subdued in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    subdued

    Definitions

    1. in a softened tone

    Examples

    • « hushed voices »
    • « muted trumpets »
    • « a subdued whisper »
    • « a quiet reprimand »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. restrained in style or quality

    Examples

    • « a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. quieted and brought under control

    Examples

    • « children were subdued and silent »

    Synonyms

  4. 4. lacking in light

    Examples

    • « not bright or harsh »
    • « a dim light beside the bed »
    • « subdued lights and soft music »

    Synonyms

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

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