- diminishable
- adjective see diminish
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
diminishable
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Diminishable — Di*min ish*a*ble, a. Capable of being diminished or lessened. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diminishable — See diminish. * * * … Universalium
diminishable — adjective That may be diminished … Wiktionary
diminishable — adj. can be reduced, can be lessened … English contemporary dictionary
diminishable — di·min·ish·able … English syllables
diminishable — shəbəl adjective : capable of being diminished … Useful english dictionary
diminish — diminishable, adj. diminishment, n. /di min ish/, v.t. 1. to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce. 2. Archit. to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top. 3. Music. to make (an interval)… … Universalium
diminish — verb Etymology: Middle English deminishen, alteration of diminuen, from Anglo French diminuer, from Late Latin diminuere, alteration of Latin deminuere, from de + minuere to lessen more at minor Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make less… … New Collegiate Dictionary
diminishment — See diminishable. * * * … Universalium
diminishableness — n. state of being diminishable; reducibleness … English contemporary dictionary
