diminishing

[dih-min-ish]

di·min·ish

[dih-min-ish]
verb (used with object)
1.
to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.
2.
Architecture. to give (a column) a form tapering inward from bottom to top.
3.
Music. to make (an interval) smaller by a chromatic half step than the corresponding perfect or minor interval.
4.
to detract from the authority, honor, stature, or reputation of; disparage.
verb (used without object)
5.
to lessen; decrease.

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Diminishing is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English; blend of diminuen (< Anglo-French diminuer < Medieval Latin dīminuere for Latin dēminuere to make smaller) and minishen minish

di·min·ish·a·ble, adjective
di·min·ish·ment, noun
non·di·min·ish·ing, adjective
pre·di·min·ish, verb (used with object)
pre·di·min·ish·ment, noun
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un·di·min·ish·a·ble, adjective
un·di·min·ish·a·ble·ness, noun
un·di·min·ish·a·b·ly, adverb
un·di·min·ished, adjective
un·di·min·ish·ing, adjective
COLLAPSE


5. See decrease.

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adjective
becoming smaller or less or appearing to do so; "diminishing returns"; "his diminishing respect for her" 
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