adj
Meaning 1
lessened, reduced
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
diminished
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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adj
Meaning 2
made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She felt diminished by the report card.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
reduced by a semitone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of diminish
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: atrophied, wasted
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- her comments made me feel small
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: belittled, small
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a diminished fifth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
impaired by diminution
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lessened, vitiated, weakened
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: gutxitu — (music) reduced by a semitone
- Catalan: disminuït — (music) reduced by a semitone
- Czech: zmenšený — (music) reduced by a semitone
- German: vermindert — (music) reduced by a semitone
- Hungarian: szűkített — (music) reduced by a semitone
- Spanish: disminuido — (music) reduced by a semitone
Real reading context