subdued

sub·due  (sb-d, -dy)

tr.v. sub·dued, sub·du·ing, sub·dues

1. To conquer and subjugate; vanquish. See Synonyms at defeat.

2. To quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make tractable.

3. To make less intense or prominent; tone down: subdued my excitement about the upcoming holiday.

4. To bring (land) under cultivation: Farmers subdued the arid lands of Australia.

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[Middle English subduen, alteration (influenced by Latin subdere, to subject) of Old French suduire, to seduce, from Latin subdcere, to withdraw (probably influenced by Latin sdcere, to seduce) : sub-, away; see sub- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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sub·dua·ble adj.

sub·duer n.

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subdued [səbˈdjuːd]

adj

1. cowed, passive, or shy

2. gentle or quiet a subdued whisper

3. (of colours, etc.) not harsh or bright subdued lighting

subduedly  adv

subduedness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	subdued - in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" hushed, muted, quiet soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
	2.	subdued - restrained in style or quality; "a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence" low-key, low-keyed restrained - under restraint
	3.	subdued - quieted and brought under control; "children were subdued and silent" tame - very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
	4.	subdued - not brilliant or glaring; "the moon cast soft shadows"; "soft pastel colors"; "subdued lighting" soft dull - emitting or reflecting very little light; "a dull glow"; "dull silver badly in need of a polish"; "a dull sky"
	5.	subdued - lacking in light; not bright or harsh; "a dim light beside the bed"; "subdued lights and soft music" dim dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat"

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subdued

adjective

1. quiet, serious, sober, sad, grave, restrained, repressed, solemn, chastened, dejected, downcast, crestfallen, repentant, down in the mouth, sadder and wiser, out of spirits He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.
quiet happy, lively, cheerful, enthusiastic, vivacious, full of beans (informal)

2. hushed, soft, quiet, whispered, murmured, muted, muffled, inaudible, indistinct The conversation around them was resumed, but in subdued tones.
hushed loud, strident

3. dim, soft, subtle, muted, shaded, low-key, understated, toned down, unobtrusive The lighting was subdued.
dim bright

Translations

subdued [səbˈdjuːd] ADJ [colours, light, lighting] → tenue, suave; [voice] → suave; [mood] → apagado; [person] (= quiet) → apagado; (= passive) → sumiso, manso; (= depressed) → deprimido
you were very subdued last night → anoche se te veía muy apagado

subdued [səbˈdjuːd] adj

(= unusually quiet) [person] → abattu(e); [mood, atmosphere] → morose

(= not loud) [conversation, tones] → feutré(e)

(= not bright) [light] → tamisé(e), feutré(e); [colour] → passé(e)
sub-editor [ˌsʌbˈɛdɪtə^r] n (British) → secrétaire mf de rédaction, secrétaire mf de la rédaction

subdued

adj (= quiet) colour, lighting, voice, response → gedämpft; manner, person → ruhig, still; mood, atmosphere → gedrückt; (= submissive) voice, manner, person → fügsam, gehorsam, gefügig; (= repressed) feelings, excitement → unterdrückt; lunch was a subdued affair → die Stimmung während des Mittagessens war gedrückt

subdued [səbˈdjuːd] adj (person, downcast) → giù di morale; (emotions) → contenuto/a; (voice, tone) → sommesso/a; (colours) → tenue; (lighting) → soffuso/a
he's rather subdued these days → ultimamente non è allegro come al solito