Definitions for Diminished
di·min·ished

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diminished, lessened, vitiated, weakenedadjective

   impaired by diminution

2. atrophied, wasted, diminishedadjective

   (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

   "partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm"

3. diminishedadjective

   (of musical intervals) reduction by a semitone of any perfect or minor musical interval

   "a diminished fifth"

4. belittled, diminished, smalladjective

   made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth)

   "her comments made me feel small"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. diminishedadjective

   lessened, reduced.

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

2. diminishedadjective

   reduced by a semitone

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1. diminished

   Diminished, in general terms, refers to something that has been reduced or made smaller in size, importance, status or value. It can also imply that something has weakened, declined, lessened or degraded in power, quality, or intensity. This term can be used in different contexts such as music, mathematics, law, and other various fields.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diminished

   of Diminish

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1. • Music

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diminished in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Diminished in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Diminished in a Sentence

1. Mitt Romney:

   If we Republicans were to choose Donald Trump as our nominee, I believe that the prospects for a safe and prosperous future would be greatly diminished — and I’m convinced Donald Trump would lose to Hillary Clinton.

2. Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi:

   You are quaffing drink from a hundred fountains: whenever any of these hundred yields less, your pleasure is diminished. But when the sublime fountain gushes from within you, no longer need you steal from the other fountains.

3. Shalanda Young:

   The lack of additional funding has prevented us from adequately replenishing our national stockpile of at-home tests, forced us to suspend sending free tests to Americans, and leaves our domestic testing capacity diminished for a potential fall surge.

4. Michael Ellerin:

   It marked the beginning of an altered, diminished, heartbreaking life.

5. Barbara Colorose:

   The beauty of empowering others is that your own power is not diminished in the process.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Diminished
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Diminished
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Diminished