Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word
Synonyms for diminishment
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dih-min-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmɪn ɪʃ |
Définition of diminishment
Origin :- early 15c., from merger of two obsolete verbs, diminue and minish. Diminue is from Old French diminuer "make small," from Latin diminuere "break into small pieces," variant of deminuere "lessen, diminish," from de- "completely" + minuere "make small" (see minus).
- Minish is from Old French menuisier, from Latin minuere. Related: Diminished; diminishes; diminishing.
- noun lessening
- For an instant there was no diminishment of the pace; then the horses head came down, and Jacks feet again touched earth.
- Extract from : « Weatherby's Inning » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- Its population suffered some diminishment in the next two years in spite of its position on the main highway of trade.
- Extract from : « A Man for the Ages » by Irving Bacheller
- Although the light was decreasing, I could perceive no diminishment in the apparent speed of the sun.
- Extract from : « The House on the Borderland » by William Hope Hodgson
- Not that this diminishment of her handwriting in any sense lessened the effect upon me of the sentiments it conveyed.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of a Midget » by Walter de la Mare
Antonyms for diminishment
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019