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Definitions for Diminishment
[1] to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
[2] Architecture . to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top.
[3] Music . to make (an interval) smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding perfect or minor interval.
[4] to detract from the authority, honor, stature, or reputation of; disparage.
[5] to lessen; decrease.
[6] to make or become smaller, fewer, or less
[7] (tr) architect to cause (a column, etc) to taper
[8] (tr) music to decrease (a minor or perfect interval) by a semitone
[9] to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate
Words related to Diminishment
diminishdepreciation, diminution, extenuation, attenuation, declination, regression, diminuendo, retrenchment
Words nearby Diminishment
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Origin of Diminishment
1400–50; late Middle English; blend of diminuen (< Anglo-French diminuer < Medieval Latin dīminuere for Latin dēminuere to make smaller) and minishen minish
Other words from Diminishment
di·min·ish·a·ble , adjective
di·min·ish·ment , noun
non·di·min·ish·ing , adjective
pre·di·min·ish , verb (used with object)
pre·di·min·ish·ment , noun
un·di·min·ish·a·ble , adjective
un·di·min·ish·a·ble·ness , noun
un·di·min·ish·a·bly , adverb
un·di·min·ished , adjective
un·di·min·ish·ing , adjective
Word origin for Diminishment
C15: blend of diminuen to lessen (from Latin dēminuere to make smaller, from minuere to reduce) + archaic minish to lessen
Synonyms for Diminishment
attenuation, declination, depreciation, diminuendo, diminution, extenuation, regression, retrenchment