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Lessening vs Diminishing - What's the difference?

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Lessening is a related term of diminishing.


As verbs the difference between lessening and diminishing

is that lessening is while diminishing is .

As nouns the difference between lessening and diminishing

is that lessening is a growing lesser; reduction or decrease while diminishing is a diminishment.

As an adjective diminishing is

becoming smaller.

lessening

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A growing lesser; reduction or decrease.

    • diminishing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • becoming smaller

    • Derived terms

    * law of diminishing returns

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diminishment.