downtoner

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English

Etymology

downtone +‎ -er

Noun

downtoner (plural downtoners)

(linguistics) An element of language that tones something down.

Antonyms

intensifier

Translations

linguistics

Chinese:
Mandarin: 弱化詞／弱化词, 弱化词 (ruòhuàcí)
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Finnish: see: intensiteettiadverbi
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can

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