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- Dictionarydiminished/dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
adjective
- 1. made smaller or less: "we can expect a diminished role on the world stage as other countries rise to the occasion"
- 2. denoting or containing an interval which is one semitone less than the corresponding minor or perfect interval: "a diminished fifth"
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to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value: If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods. Investors can diversify their holdings in order to diminish risk. Over a period of several years, these securities diminished in value and the corporation went bankrupt.
DIMINISHED definition: 1. A diminished musical interval (= the amount by which one note is higher or lower than another…. Learn more.
to make less or cause to appear less; to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of : belittle; to cause to taper… See the full definition
Diminished is an adjective used when something has lost its power, prestige, or worth. The value of a car, for instance, is diminished over time by wear and tear. In some instances, diminished means "belittled," or made to seem like less in the face of something perceived as better or greater.
Diminished definition: reduced or lessened; made smaller. See examples of DIMINISHED used in a sentence.
to reduce or be reduced in size, importance, or value: If consumers start losing confidence, it will diminish demand for household goods. Investors can diversify their holdings in order to diminish risk. Over a period of several years, these securities diminished in value and the corporation went bankrupt.
1. a. To make smaller or less; reduce or lessen. See Synonyms at decrease. b. To detract from the authority, reputation, or prestige of: "Her upper-class perfection ... somehow diminished me" (Shirley Abbott). 2. To cause to taper. 3. Music To reduce (a perfect or minor interval) by a semitone. v.intr. 1. To become smaller or less. 2. To taper.
1. to make or become smaller, fewer, or less. 2. (transitive) architecture. to cause (a column, etc) to taper. 3. (transitive) music. to decrease (a minor or perfect interval) by a semitone. 4. to belittle or be belittled; reduce in authority, status, etc; depreciate. Collins English Dictionary.
Diminish means to make smaller or lesser. If you cover a lightbulb with a dark lamp shade, the light from the lamp will diminish. It can also mean become less important. Once the light has been dimmed, its role in lighting the room is diminished.
1. reduced or lessened; made smaller. 2. music. denoting any minor or perfect interval reduced by a semitone. 3. music. denoting a triad consisting of the root plus a minor third and a diminished fifth. 4. music (postpositive) (esp in jazz or pop music) denoting a diminished seventh chord having as its root the note specified. B diminished.
