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diminished definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb diminish 1 of 2 senses of diminish Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => break => shrink, shrivel => taper => drop off => vanish, fly => break => ease up ease off slacken off slack off flag => boil down reduce, decoct, concentrate => shrink, contract => shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => abate, let up slack off slack, die away => deflate => dwindle, dwindle away dwindle down => depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue => shorten => thin out => decline go down wane => wane => wane => decrescendo Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb diminish 1 of 2 senses of diminish Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => break => shrink, shrivel => taper => drop off => vanish, fly => break => ease up ease off slacken off slack off flag => boil down reduce, decoct, concentrate => shrink, contract => flex => shrivel, shrivel up shrink, wither => atrophy => die back die down => mummify, dry up => abate, let up slack off slack, die away => deflate => dwindle, dwindle away dwindle down => depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue => shorten => thin out => decline go down wane => dip => wear on => drop => slump, fall off sink => tumble => wane => wane => decrescendo Entailment of verb diminish Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb diminish 2 senses of diminish Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => change magnitude Sense 2 diminish, belittle => decrease, lessen, minify Familiarity of verb diminish diminish used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb diminish Sense 1 decrease, diminish, lessen, fall => change magnitude -------------- Sense 2 diminish, belittle => decrease, lessen, minify -------------- Grep of noun diminished diminished arch Overview of verb diminish The verb diminish has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper") 2. (2) diminish, belittle -- (lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of "don't belittle your colleagues") Overview of adj diminished The adj diminished has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened -- (impaired by diminution) 2. atrophied, wasted, diminished -- ((of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm") 3. diminished -- ((of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth") 4. belittled, diminished, small -- (made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small") Antonyms of adj diminished 4 senses of diminished Sense 1 diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened INDIRECT (VIA impaired) -> unimpaired Sense 2 atrophied (vs. hypertrophied), wasted, diminished Sense 3 diminished INDIRECT (VIA decreased) -> increased Sense 4 belittled, diminished, small INDIRECT (VIA decreased) -> increased Similarity of adj diminished 4 senses of diminished Sense 1 diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened => impaired (vs. unimpaired) Sense 2 atrophied (vs. hypertrophied), wasted, diminished Sense 3 diminished => decreased (vs. increased), reduced Sense 4 belittled, diminished, small => decreased (vs. increased), reduced Attributes of adj diminished Familiarity of adj diminished diminished used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj diminished diminished undiminished Overview of verb diminish The verb diminish has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (11) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall -- (decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper") 2. (2) diminish, belittle -- (lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of "don't belittle your colleagues") Overview of adj diminished The adj diminished has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakened -- (impaired by diminution) 2. atrophied, wasted, diminished -- ((of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm") 3. diminished -- ((of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval; "a diminished fifth") 4. belittled, diminished, small -- (made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small")
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