Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

Verb

The word "diminished" can be used as adjective, adjective and verb.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

perfect

Derived Terms

bidiminished diminished capacity diminished fifth diminished fourth diminished interval diminished ninth diminished octave diminished radix complement diminished responsibility diminished second diminished seventh diminished seventh chord diminished sixth diminished third diminished triad diminished value half-diminished seventh chord tridiminished undiminished

Inflected/Variant Forms

diminish

Context

music

Related Terms

diminish lessened reduced semitone

Similar Terms

decreased decreased impaired reduced

Synonym Network

atrophied lessened

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