adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
subdued/dim/soft lighting (= lighting that is not very bright )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
more
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Charles led a more subdued and private life.
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A few hundred yards away at Conservative Central Office the mood has been more subdued , though not defeatist.
■ NOUN
light
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The subdued light made Mary appear pale.
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On either side her head gleamed coiled braids of dark-gold hair, almost pale copper in the subdued light of the room.
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Generally it grows well in subdued light , as its habitats are murky, clay-saturated rice-fields and rivers.
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Other requirements: Light: Requires subdued light from above.
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The cheval glass opposite: in the subdued light , she saw herself - surely not a woman, but a freak?
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When grown in subdued light , the leaves become greenish-brown or bronze colour with greenish blotches.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Inflation remained subdued in September.
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Price had seemed rather subdued after the meeting.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Even the extremities of her limbs were tingling pleasurably, a subdued kind of electricity running through her entire body.
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Far below, the tiniest candle-flame sending out the smallest light, flickering, subdued .
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Investment is expected to remain subdued and a period of destocking is possible as firms respond to lower demand.
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Share issues were subdued in the early 1980s but rose strongly after that as the market improved.
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The subdued light made Mary appear pale.
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The fields and woods were shut in under it, emptied and subdued .
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The van's windscreen gleamed darkly in the subdued car-park light.