downtoner

English

Etymology

downtone +‎ -er

Noun

downtoner (plural downtoners)

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

Antonyms

• intensifier

Translations

linguistics

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 弱化詞／弱化词 (ruòhuàcí)

• Finnish: heikentävä (adjective), heikentävä intensiteettiadverbi
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can