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Dimmed vs Diminished - What's the difference?

dimmed | diminished |

As verbs the difference between dimmed and diminished

is that dimmed is (dim) while diminished is (diminish).

As an adjective diminished is

lessened, reduced.

dimmed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (dim)

    • dim

    Translingual

    Symbol

    (head)
  • (label) (l)
    • ----

    diminished

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (diminish)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • lessened, reduced.
    • The diminished Roman Empire never recovered from the sack of Rome.
  • (music) reduced by a semitone