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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  1. Diminished

    of Diminish

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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. Candace Hayden:

    Before this, I was healthy. I was active and self-sufficient. I fear my diminished quality of life is my new normal, will I ever run again? Will I ever ride my bike? I would give anything to get in my car and just drive it. My greatest fear is for others like Maddie, the children, those that are younger that don’t have a voice, that can’t tell you how they’re feeling, that don’t understand why their legs are no longer working.

  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. Kristen Clarke:

    Senator McConnells statements further damage and undermine the Supreme Court at a time when its standing has been significantly diminished in the eyes of the public, his naked political gamesmanship threatens to furthererode the integrity of our nations highest court. McConnellscomments are not only reprehensible but a reminder about the unprecedented and unprincipledtactics used to fill theseat currently occupied by Justice Gorsuch.

  4. Lori Loughlin:

    I went along with a plan to give my daughters an unfair advantage in the college admissions process, in doing so I ignored my intuition and allowed Actress Lori Loughlin to be swayed from my moral compass. I thought I was acting out of love for my children. But in reality, it only undermined and diminished my daughters' abilities and accomplishments.

  5. 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.

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