Dictionary Entry
diminution
diminution is a 10-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation or increase. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
10 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 7 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or degree; -- opposed to augmentation or increase.
- 2noun
The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement.
- 3noun
Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.
- 4noun
In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself.
- 5noun
the act of decreasing or reducing something
- 6noun
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
- 7noun
change toward something smaller or lower
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