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

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in estimation; degradation; abasement.
3. noun. Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.
4. noun. In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the subject itself.
5. noun. the act of decreasing or reducing something

   Synonyms: decrease, reduction

6. noun. the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)
7. noun. change toward something smaller or lower

   Synonyms: decline

Synonyms

decrease, reduction, decline

Common word forms

diminutions, diminutional

Words from these letters

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