diminished

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɪnɪʃt/
• Hyphenation: di‧min‧ished

Verb

diminished

1. simple past and past participle of diminish

Adjective

diminished (comparative more diminished, superlative most diminished)

1. lessened, reduced

   The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.

   • 1942 May-June, “Notes and News: War and the American Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 184:

     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.

2. made to seem less important, impressive, or valuable

   She felt diminished by the report card.

3. (music) reduced by a semitone

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “music”): augmented

Coordinate terms

• (music): perfect

Derived terms

• 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

 

Translations

(music) reduced by a semitone

• Basque: gutxitu
• Catalan: disminuït (ca)
• Czech: zmenšený m
• German: vermindert (de)
• Hungarian: szűkített (hu)
• Spanish: disminuido (es)

References

• “diminished”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.