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diminished

di·min·ish
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-min-ish]
    • /dɪˈmɪn ɪʃ/
    • /dɪˈmɪn.ɪʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-min-ish]
    • /dɪˈmɪn ɪʃ/

Definitions of diminished word

  • verb with object diminished to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce. 1
  • verb with object diminished Architecture. to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top. 1
  • verb with object diminished Music. to make (an interval) smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding perfect or minor interval. 1
  • verb with object diminished to detract from the authority, honor, stature, or reputation of; disparage. 1
  • verb without object diminished to lessen; decrease. 1
  • noun diminished Made smaller or less. 1

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Origin of diminished

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English; blend of diminuen (< Anglo-French diminuer < Medieval Latin dīminuere for Latin dēminuere to make smaller) and minishen minish

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Diminished

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

diminished popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

diminished usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for diminished

adjective diminished

  • short — having little length; not long.
  • lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
  • shrunken — a past participle of shrink.
  • wizened — wizened.

Antonyms for diminished

verb diminished

  • increased — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
  • grew — simple past tense of grow.
  • developed — If you talk about developed countries or the developed world, you mean the countries or the parts of the world that are wealthy and have many industries.
  • prolonged — to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer: to prolong one's stay abroad.
  • raised — fashioned or made as a surface design in relief.

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