diminuent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin diminuens, present participle of diminuere. See diminish.
Adjective
editdiminuent (comparative more diminuent, superlative most diminuent)
- lessening
- 1657, Robert Sanderson, “Preface”, in Sermons:
- […] the comparative degree, in such kind of speaking, being usually taken for a diminuent term.
French
editVerb
editdiminuent
Latin
editVerb
editdīminuent