1. the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or are reduced in intensity; [syn: dimness, subduedness]
2. a disposition to be patient and long suffering; [syn: meekness, subduedness]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
subduedness
n 1: the property of lights or sounds that lack brilliance or
are reduced in intensity [syn: dimness, subduedness]
2: a disposition to be patient and long suffering [syn:
meekness, subduedness]