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Definition of Subdued
1. Adjective. In a softened tone. "A quiet reprimand"
2. Adjective. Restrained in style or quality. "A little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence"
3. Adjective. Quieted and brought under control. "Children were subdued and silent"
4. Adjective. Not brilliant or glaring. "Subdued lighting"
5. Adjective. Lacking in light; not bright or harsh. "Subdued lights and soft music"
Definition of Subdued
1. a. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild.
Definition of Subdued
1. Adjective. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. ¹
2. Adjective. Not glaring in color; soft and light in tone. ¹
3. Verb. (past of subdue) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Subdued
1. subdue [v] - See also: subdue
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subdued
Literary usage of Subdued
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Guidebook to the True Secret of the Heart by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (1976)
"When the sun showed pride He subdued it by the clouds and the rains. When hell
showed pride He ... When the eyes showed pride He subdued them with Light. ..."
2. The Guidebook to the True Secret of the Heart by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen (1976)
"When the sun showed pride He subdued it by the clouds and the rains. When hell
showed pride He ... When the eyes showed pride He subdued them with Light. ..."
3. The History of England by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"... subdued—again revolts—is again subdued—Robert Bruce —Third revolt of Scotland—Death
and character of the king— Miscellaneous transactions of this reign. ..."
4. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"The barbarians, whom he had vanquished, and the churchmen, by whom he had been
subdued, celebrated, with loud and sincere applause, the qualities of the ..."
5. Paradise Lost by John Milton, Egerton Brydges (1851)
"... or toil subdued : And sometimes, dazzled by the heavenly page, I have sunk
lifeless at its rays sublime. Oft did I pause, and oft despondent turn'd, ..."
6. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1880)
"He went away through the early sunshine, walking with a subdued and measured
tread, as a man enters a church not to disturb the worshippers. ..."
7. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... Of our own craven hearts now flee subdued, 410 Endless will be our shame ;
for at my hand A God now stood, and told how Zeus himself, ..."
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