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Showing words for DIMINUTION using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Diminution

diminution

8 Letter Words for Diminution

iodinium, munition

7 Letter Words for Diminution

dinmont, inition, otidium, tondini, unionid, unition, untimid

6 Letter Words for Diminution

dimout, dition, domini, indium, indoin, initio, ionium, minion, mnioid, muntin, nidiot, oidium, unioid, unmind

5 Letter Words for Diminution

dimin, dimit, dioti, donum, dunno, duomi, idiom, idion, idiot, imido, imino, indii, indin, inion, innit, inuit, iodin, minot, modii, mound, mount, muton, nintu, ninut, nitid, niton, noint, notum, odium, onium, otium, timid, timon, tomin, tondi, tumid, undim, undon, union, untin

4 Letter Words for Diminution

dino, dint, doit, domn, doni, dont, doum, dout, duim, duit, dunt, idun, imid, imit, indn, init, inti, into, itmo, mdnt, midi, midn, mind, mini, mino, mint, modi, moid, moit, mont, motu, moud, moun, mout, muid, mund, muni, munt, muon, muti, nidi, nito, nodi, noun, nout, odin, odum, oint, omit, omni, tidi, tind, tonn, toun, tund, tuno, udom, udon, undo, unio, unit, unto

3 Letter Words for Diminution

dim, din, dit, dom, don, dot, dui, dum, dun, duo, ido, iii, imi, imo, imu, ind, inn, int, ion, iou, itd, iud, mid, min, mit, mod, moi, mon, mot, mou, mtd, mtn, mud, mun, mut, nid, nim, nit, nod, nom, non, not, num, nun, nut, oii, oni, ont, oud, oui, out, tid, tim, tin, tiu, tod, toi, tom, ton, tou, tui, tum, tun, udo, uit, uni, unn, uti

Definitions for Diminution

[1] the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.
[2] Music . the repetition or imitation of a subject or theme in notes of shorter duration than those first used.
[3] reduction; decrease
[4] music the presentation of the subject of a fugue, etc, in which the note values are reduced in length Compare augmentation (def. 3)

Words related to Diminution

decline, cut, alleviation, decay, cutback, deduction, abatement, curtailment, decrease, contraction, retrenchment

Words nearby Diminution

diminished responsibility, diminished seventh chord, diminishing returns, diminishing returns, law of, diminuendo, diminution, diminutive, dimissory, dimitrios i, dimitrov, dimitrovo

Origin of Diminution

1275–1325; Middle English diminucion < Anglo-French diminuciun < Latin dīminūtiōn- (stem of dīminūtiō ), for dēminūtiōn- (stem of dēminūtiō ) (by influence of dīmunuere; see diminish), equivalent to dēminūt(us ) (past participle of dēminuere, equivalent to dē- de- + minuere to lessen) + -iōn- -ion

Other words from Diminution

pre·dim·i·nu·tion , noun

Word origin for Diminution

C14: from Latin dēminūtiō; see diminish

Synonyms for Diminution

weakening, abatement, alleviation, contraction, curtailment, cut, cutback, decay, decline, decrease, deduction, retrenchment