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Clustering and community detection algorithm
The Leiden algorithm is a community detection algorithm developed by Traag et al at Leiden University. It was developed as a modification of the Louvain
Leiden_algorithm
Clustering and community detection algorithm
effectively superseded (at least in the non-overlapping case) by the Leiden algorithm. A worst case example of an arbitrarily badly connected community is
Louvain_method
Method of representing systems
community detection algorithms for biological networks are the Louvain Method and Leiden Algorithm. The Louvain method is a greedy algorithm that attempts to
Biological_network
Measure of network community structure
The Leiden algorithm which additionally avoids unconnected communities. The Vienna Graph Clustering (VieClus) algorithm, a parallel memetic algorithm. Complex
Modularity_(networks)
Dutch mathematician (born 1949)
Lenstra–Lenstra–Lovász lattice basis reduction algorithm (in 1982); Developing a polynomial-time algorithm for solving a feasibility integer programming
Hendrik_Lenstra
Multiplication algorithm
ancient Egypt the concept of base 2 did not exist, the algorithm is essentially the same algorithm as long multiplication after the multiplier and multiplicand
Ancient Egyptian multiplication
Ancient_Egyptian_multiplication
Single-cell sequencing technology
analysis (PCA). Groups of cells are identified using a k-NN algorithm and Leiden algorithm. Finally, the four matrices are combined using matrix factorization
ScGET-seq
Rule-based variation of the Islamic calendar
created this algorithm based on statistical analysis of historical data from Kuwait. According to Rob van Gent, the so-called "Kuwaiti algorithm" is simply
Tabular_Islamic_calendar
Quantum algorithm
eigensolver (VQE) is a quantum algorithm for quantum chemistry, quantum simulations and optimization problems. It is a hybrid algorithm that uses both classical
Variational quantum eigensolver
Variational_quantum_eigensolver
Professional special interest group on genetic and evolutionary computation
Foundations of Genetic Algorithms FOGA XVIII, Aug (26) 27 – 29, 2025, Leiden, The Netherlands". ACM FOGA 2025: FOGA 2025. Universiteit Leiden. Retrieved 8 November
ACM_SIGEVO
Dutch mathematician and mayor
Dutch East India Company. Hudde initially studied law at the University of Leiden, until he turned to mathematics under the influence of Frans van Schooten
Johannes_Hudde
Logic puzzle
Meili (2022). Generating Pipes puzzles using maze-generating algorithm (PDF) (Thesis). Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS). Archived (PDF)
Pipes_(puzzle)
Cryptographic hash function
Wikifunctions has an SHA-1 function. In cryptography, SHA-1 (Secure Hash Algorithm 1) is a hash function which takes an input and produces a 160-bit (20-byte)
SHA-1
Dutch physicist (1924–1996)
born in Leiden on 12 October 1924. After finishing high school in 1942, Kasteleyn briefly studied chemistry in Amsterdam. After the war, Leiden University
Pieter_Kasteleyn
clinical outliers. Furthermore, algorithms based on modularity optimization (such as the Louvain or Leiden algorithms) and spectral clustering are used
Network_medicine
German-Canadian computer scientist (born 1969)
algorithmics, bioinformatics and operations research. In particular, he works on automated algorithm design and on stochastic local search algorithms
Holger_H._Hoos
Islamic mathematician (c. 780 – c. 850)
or "rejoining"). His name gave rise to the English terms algorism and algorithm; the Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese terms algoritmo; and the Spanish
Al-Khwarizmi
identify these groups of patients. One example are the Louvian and the Leiden algorithm, which are based on modularity optimization. Modularity is a scalar
Patient_similarity_network
Dutch computer scientist (1930–2002)
mathematics and physics and then theoretical physics at the University of Leiden. Adriaan van Wijngaarden offered him a job as the first computer programmer
Edsger_W._Dijkstra
Dutch mathematician (born 1956)
de Lausanne (EPFL) where he headed of the Laboratory for Cryptologic Algorithms. He studied mathematics at the University of Amsterdam. He is a former
Arjen_Lenstra
Russian image hosting and photo sharing website
a user-generated content website that relies on automated moderation algorithms, user reports and human moderators to identify and remove illegal material
Imgsrc.ru
efficiency A property of an algorithm which relates to the number of computational resources used by the algorithm. An algorithm must be analyzed to determine
Glossary_of_computer_science
AI that generates content
improve algorithms. In 2026, in response to the increasing use of generative AI in mathematical discovery, a group of mathematicians issued the Leiden Declaration
Generative_AI
Chinese state-run system for evaluating risk
citizen in China has a numerical score that is calculated by computer algorithm. In July 2019, Wired reported that there existed misconceptions regarding
Social_credit_system
Dutch blogger, journalist, mathematician, university professor and television presenter
De Volkskrant). She completed her PhD at Leiden in 2010; her dissertation, On Continued Fraction Algorithms, was supervised by Robert Tijdeman and Cornelis
Ionica_Smeets
Polish and Dutch computer scientist (born 1942)
over forty five years. He is a professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science of Leiden University, The Netherlands and adjoint professor
Grzegorz_Rozenberg
Metric of scholarly journals
inspired by, and using an algorithm similar to, PageRank. The SJR indicator computation is carried out using an iterative algorithm that distributes prestige
SCImago_Journal_Rank
Biennial conference series on computational number theory
Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium (ANTS) is a biennial academic conference, first held in Cornell in 1994, constituting an international forum for the
Algorithmic Number Theory Symposium
Algorithmic_Number_Theory_Symposium
Chess-playing computer made by IBM
Deep Blue used custom VLSI chips to parallelize the alpha–beta search algorithm, an example of symbolic AI. The system derived its playing strength mainly
Deep_Blue_(chess_computer)
DMT-infused smoking blend
Norman, Alex (2012). Handbook of New Religions and Cultural Production. Leiden, Netherlands: BRILL. ISBN 9789004221871. St John, Graham (2017). "Aussiewaska:
Changa_(drug)
Computer science esearch conference
genetic algorithms had already been established in the form of the ICGA conference in 1985, but the founders of PPSN wanted a wider focus, with algorithms that
Parallel Problem Solving from Nature
Parallel_Problem_Solving_from_Nature
Software system for finding relevant information on the Web
analysis eventually became a crucial component of search engines through algorithms such as Hyper Search and PageRank. The first internet search engines predate
Search_engine
Dutch biophysicist
Masters in biology she went to volunteer at a Lab at Leiden University. It was when volunteering at Leiden University that she met Hesper and coined the term
Paulien_Hogeweg
Dutch economist (born 1964)
multidimensional scaling and numerical algorithms in these fields. Groenen received his MA in 1988 at the Leiden University, where in 1993 he received
Patrick_Groenen
Azerbaijani-American history professor (born 1947)
specialized in Sovietology, primarily known for the typological model (or "algorithm" in his own words), which describes the impact of a decline in oil revenues
Alec_Rasizade
Hypertension occurring during pregnancy
efficacy of aspirin treatment among those identified to be at risk by the algorithm. 150 mg/d aspirin, when taken at bedtime and started before week 16 of
Pre-eclampsia
Sound frequency changes responsible for perceptions of loudness, pitch and timbre
S2CID 34271886. Taal CH, Hendriks RC, Heusdens R, Jensen J (September 2011). "An Algorithm for Intelligibility Prediction of Time–Frequency Weighted Noisy Speech"
Temporal envelope and fine structure
Temporal_envelope_and_fine_structure
Benelux Algorithm Programming Contest (BAPC) is a programming contest for students from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. It is organized annually
BAPC
Measure of scientific research impact
with an improvement following in 2019. The c-score is calculated by an algorithm that combines all scientific research fields and ranks research from the
Composite_index_(metrics)
Type of financial fraud
May 2022 collapse of TerraUSD, a stablecoin propped up by a complex algorithmic mechanism offering 20% yields, was described as "Ponzinomics" by Wired
Ponzi_scheme
Knowledge management and note-taking method
writings" (translated), Johann Jacob Moser (1701–1785) described the algorithms with which he filled his card boxes. The 1796 idyll Leben des Quintus
Zettelkasten
Dutch mathematician (born 1943)
mathematics at the Leiden University since 1975, and was chairman of the department of mathematics and computer science at Leiden from 1991 to 1993. He
Robert_Tijdeman
PCT105. 1989: Karlheinz Brandenburg would publish the audio compression algorithms that would be standardised as the: MPEG-1, layer 3 (mp3), and later the
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Topics referred to by the same term
speech recognition Lebesgue measure, in measure theory Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm, used to solve non-linear least squares problems Leading monomial Linear
LM
Logic puzzle forming a picture in a grid
is an NP-complete problem. This means that there is no polynomial time algorithm that solves all nonogram puzzles unless P = NP. However, certain classes
Nonogram
American mathematician
for his work on generalized Jacobian varieties. He also studied the algorithmic algebraic theory of integration. Rosenlicht was a Fulbright Fellow and
Maxwell_Rosenlicht
Open catalog of scholarly papers, authors, institutions, venues, and concepts
the first bibliographic catalogue in human history. In September 2023, Leiden University in the Netherlands announced that it would now use OpenAlex to
OpenAlex
Blockage of an artery in the lungs
unlikely. Consider D-dimer to rule out PE. Recommendations for a diagnostic algorithm were published by the PIOPED investigators; however, these recommendations
Pulmonary_embolism
carried out attacks and, according to security expert, Ronen Bergman, no algorithm could identify lone-wolf attackers. One of the first things Israel captured
Human rights violations against Palestinians by Israel
Human_rights_violations_against_Palestinians_by_Israel
Punctuation mark
Pointon & Clark 2014, p. 406. Peters 2007, p. 101. "Unicode Bidirectional Algorithm". Unicode Technical Reports. Unicode Consortium. § 3.1.3 Paired Brackets
Bracket
Military occupation by Israel since 1967
carried out attacks and, according to security expert, Ronen Bergman, no algorithm could identify lone-wolf attackers. One of the first things Israel captured
Israeli occupation of the West Bank
Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank
1642 painting by Rembrandt
using convolutional neural networks, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, based on the copy by Lundens. The recreation corrected for perspective
The_Night_Watch
Question of the race of ancient Egyptians
(STR) data published as part of these studies by Hawass et al., using an algorithm that only has three choices: Eurasians, sub-Saharan Africans, and East
Ancient Egyptian race controversy
Ancient_Egyptian_race_controversy
Problem in trigonometry
defined. An alternative approach to the zero angle problem is given in the algorithm below.) With this substitution the equation becomes sin x sin y =
Snellius–Pothenot_problem
Greek librarian, mathematician, geographer, and poet
a model in bronze, with a letter and an epigram. Eratosthenes used an algorithm that allows one to separate all prime numbers from the set of all odd
Eratosthenes
Class of arthropods
Teeling, Emma (ed.). "Comprehensive Species Sampling and Sophisticated Algorithmic Approaches Refute the Monophyly of Arachnida". Molecular Biology and
Merostomata
Concept of social inter-connectedness
of several orders of magnitude over greedy approaches. Their optimal algorithm found an average degree of separation of 3.43 between 2 random Twitter
Six_degrees_of_separation
Method of problem-solving
virtue of them being able to reproduce. Bogosort, a conceptual sorting algorithm (that is extremely inefficient and impractical), can be viewed as a trial-and-error
Trial_and_error
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)
selection, the 'continued improvement' being like "any Darwinian selection algorithm". In his discussion of miracles, Hume argues that we should not believe
David_Hume
Prejudice against, or hatred of, women
(2003). Chrysippus' On Affections: Reconstruction and Interpretations. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill. p. 162. ISBN 978-90-04-12998-6. Ricardo Salles, Metaphysics
Misogyny
German artist and theorist (1471–1528)
Brill's New Pauly: Encyclopaedia of the Ancient World. Classical Tradition. Leiden: Brill. p. 305. ISBN 978-90-04-14221-3. Retrieved 4 December 2021. Cascone
Albrecht_Dürer
(...) vertical integration and the promotion of citation metrics and algorithmic recommendations may, in fact, constitute rent-seeking behavior designed
Economics_of_open_science
mathematician al-Khwārizmī (c. 780 – 850). The word algorism later became algorithm, modeled after the word logarithm, and is a transcription of al-Khwārizmī's
List of English translations from medieval sources: A
List_of_English_translations_from_medieval_sources:_A
List of scientists who are Christians
for Scientists and Engineers. He specializes in sketching and streaming algorithms. Rosalind Picard (born 1962): professor of Media Arts and Sciences at
List of Christians in science and technology
List_of_Christians_in_science_and_technology
Identifier for people and organizations
using the preceding 15 decimal digits using the ISO/IEC 7064, MOD11-2 algorithm. MARC: it was proposed to store the ISNI without spaces, e.g.(isni)1234567899999799
International Standard Name Identifier
International_Standard_Name_Identifier
Idea of being born empty of mental content
"Mastering Chess and Shogi by Self-Play with a General Reinforcement Learning Algorithm." arXiv:1712.01815 cs.AI. Aquinas, Thomas. [1485] 1952. Summa Theologica
Tabula_rasa
Mathematical investigation of Sudoku
often be solved in practice by methods that include the dancing links algorithm. The answer to the question 'How many Sudoku grids are there?' depends
Mathematics_of_Sudoku
Third Islamic caliphate
mathematician Diophantus has also been given this title. The terms algorism and algorithm are derived from the name of al-Khwarizmi, who was also responsible for
Abbasid_Caliphate
Love focused on feelings
focuses more on gamified appearance-based interactions over actual matching algorithms and profile preparation. The philosopher Plato wrote the first major treatment
Romance
Frisch–Waugh–Lovell theorem, Conjectural variation Jan Tinbergen (1903–1994) Netherlands Leiden University (PhD, economics and physics) Erasmus University Econometrics
List of Nobel Memorial Prize laureates in Economic Sciences
List_of_Nobel_Memorial_Prize_laureates_in_Economic_Sciences
Study: Berestology". Old Russian birchbark letter: a pragmatic approach. Leiden. p. 1. ISBN 978-90-04-35320-6. OCLC 1030304572. “Biocenology.” Dictionary
List of words with the suffix -ology
List_of_words_with_the_suffix_-ology
Latin phrase meaning "horrible year"
and Informal Politics in the Caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32). Leiden: Brill. pp. 13–47. ISBN 978-90-04-25271-4. Look up annus horribilis in Wiktionary
Annus_horribilis
Formation of a blood clot in a deep vein
of antithrombin, protein C, and protein S and the mutations of factor V Leiden and prothrombin G20210A. In total, dozens of genetic risk factors have been
Deep_vein_thrombosis
Force resulting from the quantisation of a field
Apparatus used by Sparnaay for the first measurement of the Casimir effect in 1958 (part of the collection of the Museum Boerhaave in Leiden)
Casimir_effect
Data that is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable
to apply not only to data in the conventional sense, but also to the algorithms, tools, and workflows that led to that data: all scholarly digital research
FAIR_data
Computer scientist
Programming in 2000, and one of the tracks of the European Symposium on Algorithms in 2007. Much of Welzl's research has been in computational geometry.
Emo_Welzl
Hypothetical group of multiple universes
principle can be stated more formally using the notion of algorithmic information content. The algorithmic information content in a number is, roughly speaking
Multiverse
Historical region of West Asia
arithmetical system with which they were able to do calculations in an algorithmic fashion. The Babylonian clay tablet YBC 7289 (c. 1800–1600 BC) gives
Mesopotamia
the government of China issued the widespread use of internet censors. Algorithms designed by tech companies including Alibaba and Tuputech, these censors
Pornography_in_China
Person performing mathematical calculations, before electronic calculators
certain parts of a task to humans to perform, which are not necessarily algorithmic. In fact, in the context of HBC most of the time humans are not provided
Computer_(occupation)
Machine capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically
Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series, vol. 4, Leiden; Boston: Brill, p. 373 "Indo-European root
Robot
Social classification practised in India
Press. pp. 85–86. ISBN 978-0-674-05779-1. Guha, Sumit (2013). Beyond Caste. Leiden, Netherlands: Brill Academic. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-90-04-24918-9. Dirks
Caste_system_in_India
Ethnic group
Aldebaran, scientific terms like alchemy (whence also chemistry), algebra, algorithm, etc. and names of commodities such as sugar, camphor, cotton, coffee
Arabs
Ownership of people as property
and M. Spindler, eds, Cultures of Madagascar: Ebb and Flow of Influences (Leiden, 1995). See also M.O. Koshy, The Dutch Power in Kerala (New Delhi, 1989);
Slavery
Attributing events to improbable causes
Contemporary Religion. Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion. Vol. 17. Leiden: Brill Publishers. pp. 407–422. doi:10.1163/9789004382022_020. ISBN 978-90-04-38150-6
Conspiracy_theory
learning. Major advances in this field can result from advances in learning algorithms (such as deep learning), computer hardware, and, less intuitively, the
List of datasets for machine-learning research
List_of_datasets_for_machine-learning_research
Language that uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning
computer science, some recent deep learning based machine translation algorithms have been developed which automatically translate short videos containing
Sign_language
(STR) data published as part of these studies by Hawass et al., using an algorithm that only has three choices: Eurasians, sub-Saharan Africans, and East
Population_history_of_Egypt
Violent attack on an ethnic or religious group
(2026). Telling Tall Tales: "Uyghur Genocide" as a Political Strategem. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Publishing. p. 5. ISBN 9789004756106. Joseph, Paul
Pogrom
Languages associated with scientific research
argument against the statistical methods in translation is that when the algorithm suggests the most probable translation, it eliminates alternative options
Languages_of_science
System for ordering words, names and phrases
this rule in a computer collation algorithm is complex, and simple attempts will fail. For example, unless the algorithm has at its disposal an extensive
Alphabetical_order
writing about Anemia over the past 10 years by Expertscape's PubMed-based algorithms. He has been invited to over 200 conferences both regionally and internationally
Ali_T._Taher
ibn Musa al-Khwarizmi (c. 780–850) gave his name to the concept of the algorithm, while the term algebra is derived from al-jabr, the beginning of the
History_of_science
Automatic mechanical calculator
Thus p(5) is 22 + 15 = 37. In order to compute p(6), we iterate the same algorithm on the p(5) values: take 4 from the fourth column, add that to the third
Difference_engine
Pharaoh of Egypt from 1333 to 1324 BC
Deir el Bahari. Keita analysed the STR data from these studies using an algorithm that only has three choices: Eurasians, sub-Saharan Africans, and East
Tutankhamun
American physicist, astronomer and writer
the University of Washington in 1992. He held post-doctoral positions at Leiden University in the Netherlands and the University of Minnesota. In 1995,
Adam_Frank
Cultural idea that spreads through imitation
Evolutionary biology Framing (social sciences) Infodemic The Leiden school Memetic algorithm Memetic engineering Muslim meme Phraseme Propaganda Psycholinguistics
Meme
Process in historical linguistics
g. numerous Arabic-derived words beginning 'al-' ('the'), including "algorithm", "alcohol", "alchemy", etc.). Especially in the case of loan phrases
Rebracketing
American federal holiday in November
2500 ...). The break in the regular cycle is an effect of the leap year algorithm, which dictates that such years are common years as an adjustment for
Thanksgiving_(United_States)
Capital of Hunan, Central China
2025. Studies (CWTS), Centre for Science and Technology. "CWTS Leiden Ranking". CWTS Leiden Ranking. Retrieved 16 August 2025. "2025 Research Leaders: Leading
Changsha
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Jaden, JAIDEN means "jade."
Surname or Lastname
German
German : habitational name from any of several places so named, for example in Westphalia and Switzerland.German : nickname from Middle High German heiden ‘heathen’, Old High German heidano, apparently a derivative of heida ‘heath’, modeled on Latin paganus (see Pain 1). The nickname was sometimes used to refer to a Christian knight who had been on a Crusade to fight in the Holy Land.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : of uncertain origin; possibly a shortened form of any of various ornamental names formed with German Heide- ‘heath’, for example Heidenberg, Heidenkorn, Heidenkrug, Heidenwurzel.English : variant spelling of Hayden.Dutch : shortened form of vanderHeiden.
Male
Japanese
(é›·é›») Japanese myth name of a god of thunder, RAIDEN means "thunder and lightning."
Girl/Female
English
The linden tree.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Weedon.James Weeden emigrated from England to Newport, RI, in 1638.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leddon.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lady, LAIDEY means "noble sort."Â
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Linden Tree Hill
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a man of effeminate appearance, from Middle English maiden, the usual word for a young girl (Old English mægden).
Male
German
Middle High German byname HEIDEN means "heathen." The composer Josef Haydn's surname was a respelling of this name.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English
Lives by the Linden Tree Hill
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Lyndon, LINDEN means "lime tree hill." Or from the vocabulary word, linden, meaning "lime tree."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
From the Linden Tree Hill
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Leadon or Upleadon in Herefordshire, or Highleadon or Upleadon in Gloucestershire, all named from the Leadon river, which derives its name from British litano- ‘broad’.
Male
English
Variant spelling of Middle English Alden, ELDEN means "old friend."
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Aidan, AIDEN means "little fire."
Surname or Lastname
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
Dutch, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : variant (plural) of Linde.English : variant spelling of Lindon.Belgian and Dutch (van Linden) : habitational name from places called Linden in Brabant and North Brabant.Dutch (van der Linden) : habitational name from any of numerous places called Ter Linde.Irish : reduced form of McLinden.Swedish (Lindén) : ornamental name from lind ‘lime tree’ + the common suffix -én, from the Latin adjectival ending -enius.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly County Durham) and Scottish
English (chiefly County Durham) and Scottish : variant spelling of Louden.
Surname or Lastname
English (Norfolk)
English (Norfolk) : variant spelling of Leader 1.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hebden in North Yorkshire or Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, both named from Old English hēope ‘rose-hip’ + denu ‘valley’.
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
Girl/Female
Native American
Shelter.
Boy/Male
Latin
Athenian poet.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nateshwar | நாதேஷà¯à®µà®°
God of drama Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
English
Area of Birch Trees
Boy/Male
English Latin
Strong.; the name of more than 50 saints and three Roman emperors.
Boy/Male
Indian
Huge; Great
Biblical
Mahalath, sickness; a company of dancers; a harp
Male
Finnish
Finnish name OIVA means "splendid."
Boy/Male
English
Terran means 'Earthman.' Variants are contemporary rhyming blends of Ter- plus Darin.
Boy/Male
Christian, English, Jamaican
Wealthy Defender; Boar Hardness; Wealthy Guard; Strong as a Boar; Guardian of Prosperity
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
LEIDEN ALGORITHM
n.
A machine for washing linen.
v. t.
To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a stocking.
imp. & p. p.
of Elide
p. & a.
Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden heart.
a.
Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.
a.
Fitted with lead; set in lead; as, leaded windows.
n.
Alt. of Ledden
a.
Like lead in color, etc. ; as, a leaden sky.
a.
To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.
a.
Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.
n.
See Leden.
a.
To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.
v. t.
To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to ferment.
a.
To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt; as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a sound.
v. t.
To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite object.
a.
To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to deaden a ship's headway.
n.
Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.
n.
Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
n.
See Linden.