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undiminishable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Unable to be diminished.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1957, J. D. Salinger, "Zooey", in, 1961, Franny and Zooey, 1991 LB Books edition, page 52, [...] could have disfigured or coarsened his bounteous good looks in a day or a second. But what was undiminishable [...] was an authentic esprit superimposed over his entire face [...]

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History

Etymology

From un- + diminishable.