fallen
fallen Lexical Profile
fallen Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level (past participle of fall).
"Several old oak trees had fallen across the road during the overnight storm."
To decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality (past participle of fall).
"Temperatures have fallen sharply since the cold front moved through the valley."
• adjective
Having dropped or come down from a higher place or upright position.
"The autumn path was covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves."
Having lost moral purity, honor, status, or power.
"The play tells the story of a fallen monarch seeking redemption in exile."
Having been killed in battle or in the line of duty.
"A stone monument in the town square honors the fallen heroes of the conflict."
• noun
People who have lost their lives in war or in service to their community (used with 'the' as a plural noun).
"Every November, citizens gather at the memorial to remember the fallen."
• Rhymes for fallen
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English feallen, the past participle of feallan ('to fall'), of Proto-Germanic origin.