subdued en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /səbˈdjuːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /səbˈdud/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Meanings
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Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive.
I pray you in your Letters, / When you ſhall theſe vnluckie deeds relate, / Speake of me, as I am. […] / Of one, whoſe ſubdu'd Eyes, / Albeit un-vsed to the melting moode, / Drops teares as faſt as the Arabian Trees / Their Medicinable gumme.
1603, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, act V, scene ii, page 338:He is subdued after the disagreement last night.
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Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone.
The colour scheme used for this room is subdued.
- Reduced in intensity or strength; toned down.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most subdued | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| subdood | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more subdued | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unsubdued · subduedly · subduedness
Translations (55)
fi hillitty (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · ru приглушённый (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · es debelado (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · hu levert (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de gedeckt (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · oc somés (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · hu leigázott (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · bg приглушен (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · nl ingehouden (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de gedämpft (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · es sojuzgado (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · hu lesújtott (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · oc subjugat (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · es domeñado (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · es doblegado (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de verhalten (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de besiegt (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de weich (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · nl gedempt (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · es apagado (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · fa تصرف شده (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · bg подтиснат (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · nl ingetogen (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de dezent (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · de leise (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · oc conquistat (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de unterdrückt (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · hu félhomályos (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · fi kukistettu (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · hu szelíd (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · de sanft (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · fa خفیف (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · oc assubjectit (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de kleinlaut (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · sv dämpad (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · de matt (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de gehorsam (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de zurückhaltend (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · hu legyőzött (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · fi päihitetty (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de mild (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · es sometido (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · bg подчинен (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · hu halk (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · es apagado (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · ja 地味 (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · de niedergeschlagen (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · hu tompa (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · de unterwarfen (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de matt (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · hu letompított (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · fi lyöty (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de unterdrückt (Not glaring in color; soft in tone) · de still (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild) · de bedrückt (Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild)