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diminished en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. lessened, reduced
    • The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
    • Another well-known express to disappear on the same date was the Blue Comet of the Central of New Jersey, an all-coach luxury express which operated between New York and Atlantic City; in this case the reason is diminished patronage. 1942 May-June, “Notes and News: War and the American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 184:
  2. made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
    • She felt diminished by the report card.
  3. reduced by a semitone

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more diminished Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most diminished Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

augmented · antonym(s) of

Coordinates

perfect

Deriveds

diminished ninth · half-diminished seventh chord · diminished interval · diminished sixth · diminished responsibility · diminished value · diminished fifth · diminished radix complement · tridiminished · diminished triad · diminished fourth · bidiminished · diminished seventh · diminished seventh chord · undiminished · diminished third · diminished capacity · diminished second · diminished octave

Synonyms

reduced · diminished · lessened

Translations (6)

eu gutxitu ((music) reduced by a semitone) · hu szűkített ((music) reduced by a semitone) · es disminuido ((music) reduced by a semitone) · de vermindert ((music) reduced by a semitone) · ca disminuït ((music) reduced by a semitone) · cs zmenšený ((music) reduced by a semitone)

diminished en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of diminish
    form of diminish