Associations to the word «Diminution»
Noun
- Enlargement
- Alteration
- Inversion
- Increase
- Restitution
- Fugue
- Extravagance
- Proportion
- Reduction
- Decrease
- Abolition
- Progressive
- Importation
- Retardation
- Eucharist
- Adjective
- Compensation
- Cessation
- Zeal
- Coloration
- Decay
- Vigor
- Revenue
- Quantity
- Expenditure
- Contraction
- Rapidity
- Enjoyment
- Perfection
- Termination
- Suppression
- Receipt
- Consumption
- Piracy
- Toil
- Prosperity
- Affection
- Allowance
- Loss
- Consequence
- Greatness
- Wasting
- Export
- Misery
- Relaxation
- Disappearance
- Tendency
- Accompaniment
- Extinction
- Value
- Extent
- Dignity
- Intensity
- Acceleration
- Transparency
- Regard
- Virtue
- Majesty
- Power
Adjective
Wiktionary
DIMINUTION, noun. A lessening, decrease or reduction.
DIMINUTION, noun. The act or process of making diminutive.
DIMINUTION, noun. (music) The shortening of the notes of a melody or theme.
Dictionary definition
DIMINUTION, noun. Change toward something smaller or lower.
DIMINUTION, noun. The statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original).
DIMINUTION, noun. The act of decreasing or reducing something.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.