Associations to the word «Diminishing»
Noun
Adverb
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
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.