Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of diminish
comparative more diminished · superlative most diminished
- lessened, reduced
The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
1 more example
Another well-known express to disappear on the same date was the Blue Comet of the Central of New Jersey, an all-coach luxury express which operated between New York and Atlantic City; in this case the reason is diminished patronage.
1942 May-June, “Notes and News: War and the American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 184 - made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable
She felt diminished by the report card.
- entertainmentreduced by a semitone
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use
adjective(of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Basque gutxitu
- gutxitu(music) reduced by a semitone
Catalan disminuït
- disminuït(music) reduced by a semitone
Czech zmenšený
- zmenšený(music) reduced by a semitone
German vermindert
- vermindert(music) reduced by a semitone
Hungarian szűkített
- szűkített(music) reduced by a semitone
Spanish disminuido
- disminuido(music) reduced by a semitone
Cite this entry
diminished. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminished
“diminished.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminished. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diminished,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diminished.
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