Associations to the word «Diminishing»

Wiktionary

DIMINISHING, adjective. Becoming smaller
DIMINISHING, verb. Present participle of diminish
DIMINISHING, noun. A diminishment.
DIMINISHING RETURNS, noun. (idiomatic) A condition in which additional inputs into an organization, project or process produce progressively fewer or lower-quality additional outputs, and may, in extreme cases, cause the total quantity or quality of outputs to decrease.

Dictionary definition

DIMINISHING, adjective. Becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her".

Wise words

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Kahlil Gibran