ALL meanings of diminished
di·min·ish
D d - 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
- adjective diminished made smaller 1
- adjective diminished reduced, lessened 1
- adjective diminished music: type of chord 1
- adjective diminished reduced or lessened; made smaller 0
- adjective diminished denoting any minor or perfect interval reduced by a semitone 0
- adjective diminished denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a minor third and a diminished fifth 0
- adjective diminished (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified 0
- adjective diminished made smaller; lessened; reduced 0
- adjective diminished lessened by a half step 0
- verb diminished simple past tense and past participle of diminish. 0
- adjective diminished lessened, reduced. 0
- adjective diminished (music) reduced by a semitone. 0