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Waned vs Diminished - What's the difference?

waned | diminished |

As verbs the difference between waned and diminished

is that waned is (wane) while diminished is (diminish).

As adjectives the difference between waned and diminished

is that waned is (woodworking) having wanes, ie rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark while diminished is lessened, reduced.

waned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (wane)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (woodworking) Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

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    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