adj
Meaning 1
On the decrease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
decreasing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/diˈkɹiːsɪŋ/
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rhymes with -iːsɪŋ
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noun
Meaning 2
A decrease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, knitting, manufacturing, textiles
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of decrease
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective
Meaning 4
becoming less or smaller
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: increasing
adjective
Meaning 5
music
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: increasing
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English decrease Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English decreasing From decrease + -ing (participial suffix).
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Asturian: decreciente — on the decrease
- Catalan: decreixent — on the decrease
- French: décroissant — on the decrease
- Galician: decrecente — on the decrease
- Italian: decrescente — on the decrease
- Portuguese: decrescente — on the decrease
- Spanish: decreciente — on the decrease
Real reading context