diminution

dim·i·nu·tion  (dm-nshn, -ny-)

n.

1.

a. The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction.

b. The resulting reduction; decrease.

2. Music Statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original.

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[Middle English diminucioun, from Old French diminution, from Latin dminti, dmintin-, from dmintus, past participle of dminuere; see diminish.]

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dimi·nution·al adj.

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diminution

Noun

reduction in size, volume, intensity, or importance [Latin deminutio]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diminution - change toward something smaller or lower decline decrease, decrement - a process of becoming smaller or shorter decline in quality, worsening, declension, deterioration - process of changing to an inferior state detumescence - diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen ebb, ebbing, wane - a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) erosion - a gradual decline of something; "after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors" loss - gradual decline in amount or activity; "weight loss"; "a serious loss of business" nosedive - a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive" sinking spell - a temporary decline in health or value slippage - decline from a standard level of performance or achievement
	2.	diminution - the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) statement - (music) the presentation of a musical theme; "the initial statement of the sonata" augmentation - the statement of a theme in notes of greater duration (usually twice the length of the original)
	3.	diminution - the act of decreasing or reducing something reduction, step-down, decrease change of magnitude - the act of changing the amount or size of something cut - the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget" mitigation, moderation - the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" lowering - the act of causing to become less cutback - a reduction in quantity or rate devaluation - the reduction of something's value or worth devitalisation, devitalization - the act of reducing the vitality of something mitigation, palliation, extenuation - to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious alleviation, easement, easing, relief - the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain" de-escalation - (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war) minimisation, minimization - the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position depletion - the act of decreasing something markedly shortening - act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" shrinking - the act of becoming less subtraction, deduction - the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" deflation - the act of letting the air out of something discount, price reduction, deduction - the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise rollback - reducing prices back to some earlier level weakening - the act of reducing the strength of something depreciation - a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen" contraction - the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope reverse split, reverse stock split, split down - a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity amortisation, amortization - the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years declassification - reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon tax shelter, shelter - a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings tax credit - a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)

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diminution

noun 1. decrease, decline, lessening, weakening, decay, contraction, abatement

2. reduction, cut, decrease, weakening, deduction, contraction, lessening, cutback, retrenchment, abatement, curtailment

Translations

diminution

n diminution [dimiˈnjuːʃən]

lessening a diminution in the birth rate. verlaging نَقْص، تَناقُص намалявам snížení, pokles, úbytek formindskelse; reduktion die Verminderung μείωση, ελάττωση disminución, reducción vähenemine کاهش؛ تقلیل väheneminen diminution הַפחָתָה कटौती smanjenje, opadanje csökkenés kemerosotan, pengurangan minnkun, rÿrnun diminuzione 減少 감소, 축소 (su)mažėjimas samazināšana; samazināšanās pengecilan vermindering (for)minsking, reduksjon spadek, zmniejszenie diminuição scădere, dimi­nuare уменьшение zníženie zmanjšanje umanjenje []minskning, avtagande การลดลง azalma, azalış 減少 зменшення; убування تقلیل sự giảm bớt 减少

adj diminutive [diˈminjutiv]

very small a diminutive child. klein, gering شَديد الصِّغَر мъничък maličký diminutiv; meget lille winzig μικροσκοπικός diminuto pisitilluke کوچولو؛ ریز pikkuruinen minuscule זָעִיר अति छोटा, लघु संज्ञा sitan, vrlo malen pöttöm kecil agnarlítill, örsmár minuscolo 小さい 작은, 조그마한, 소형의 mažytis, miniatiūrinis sīks; niecīgs kecil piepklein bitte liten, ørliten drobny diminuto foarte mic крохотный maličký drobcen sićušan mycket liten เล็ก; จิ๋ว; แคระ küçük, ufak, minik 很小的 маленький, мініатюрний ننھا سا nhỏ xíu 很小的