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Waning vs Diminishing - What's the difference?

waning | diminishing |

As adjectives the difference between waning and diminishing

is that waning is becoming weaker or smaller while diminishing is becoming smaller.

As nouns the difference between waning and diminishing

is that waning is the fact or act of becoming less or less intense while diminishing is a diminishment.

As verbs the difference between waning and diminishing

is that waning is while diminishing is .

waning

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Becoming weaker or smaller.
    • his waning strength
  • Especially of the lunar phase as it shrinks when viewed from the Earth.
    • the waning moon

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The fact or act of becoming less or less intense.
    • the waning of her energy
  • The fact or act of becoming smaller.
  • * Bishop Hall
    • This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings , and sometimes her eclipses.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    * awning ----

    diminishing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • becoming smaller

    • Derived terms

    * law of diminishing returns

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A diminishment.