Webster's Dictionary 1913

3349

Diminish (2)

Di‐min″ish, v. i. To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.

3350

Diminishable

Di‐min″ish‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being diminished or lessened.

3351

Diminisher

Di‐min″ish‐er (?), n. One who, or that which, diminishes anything. Clerke (1637).

3352

Diminishingly

Di‐min″ish‐ing‐ly, adv. In a manner to diminish.

3353

Diminishment

Di‐min″ish‐ment (?), n. Diminution. Cheke.

3354

Diminuendo

Di‐min′u‐en″do (?), adv. [It., p. pr. of diminuere to diminish.] (Mus.) In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone; decrescendo; — expressed on the staff by Dim.,...

3355

Diminuent

Di‐min″u‐ent (?), a. [L. diminuens, p. pr. of diminuere. See Diminish.] Lessening. Bp. Sanderson.

3356

Diminutal

Dim′i‐nu″tal (?), a. Indicating or causing diminution. Earle.

3357

Diminute

Dim″i‐nute (?), a. Small; diminished; diminutive. Jer. Taylor.

3358

Diminutely

Dim″i‐nute‐ly, adv. Diminutively.

3359

Diminution

Dim′i‐nu″tion (?), n. [L. diminutio, or perh. rather deminutio: cf. F. diminution. See Diminish.] 1. The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less; state of being dimini...

3360

Diminutival

Di‐min′u‐ti″val (?), a. Indicating diminution; diminutive. “Diminutival forms”. Earle. — n. A diminutive. Earle.

3361

Diminutive

Di‐min″u‐tive (?), a. [Cf. L. deminutivus, F. diminutif.] 1. Below the average size; very small; little.2. Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.3. Tending to diminish.Di...

3362

Diminutive (2)

Di‐min″u‐tive, n. 1. Something of very small size or value; an insignificant thing.Such water flies, diminutives of nature. Shak.2. (Gram.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a ...

3363

Diminutively

Di‐min″u‐tive‐ly, adv. In a diminutive manner.

3364

Diminutiveness

Di‐min″u‐tive‐ness, n. The quality of being diminutive; smallness; littleness; minuteness.

3365

Dimish

Dim″ish (?), a. See Dimmish.

3366

Dimission

Di‐mis″sion (?), n. [L. dimissio. See Dimit, and cf. Dismission.] Leave to depart; a dismissing. Barrow.

3367

Dimissory

Dim″is‐so‐ry (?; 277), a. [L. dimissorius: cf. F. dimissoire. See Dimit.] Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting leave to depart.Letters dimissory(Eccl.), le...

3368

Dimit

Di‐mit″ (?), v. t. [L. dimittere to send away, le� go; di- = dis- + mittere to send. See Dismiss.] To dismiss, let go, or release.

3369

Dimity

Dim″i‐ty (?), n. [Prob. fr. Gr. � of double thread, dimity; δι- = δίσ- twice + � a thread of the warp; prob. through D. diemet, of F. dimite, démitte. Cf. Samite.] A cotton fabr...

3370

Dimly

Dim″ly, adv. In a dim or obscure manner; not brightly or clearly; with imperfect sight.

3371

Dimmish

{ Dim″mish (?), Dim″my (?), } a. Somewhat dim; as, dimmish eyes. “Dimmy clouds.” Sir P. Sidney.

3372

Dimness

Dim″ness, n. [AS. dimness.] 1. The state or quality � being dim; lack of brightness, clearness, or distinctness; dullness; obscurity.2. Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision...

3373

Dimorph

Di″morph′ (?), n. [Gr. � two-formed; δίσ- twice (see Di-) + � form.] (Crystallog.) Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance; as, calcite and aragonite are dimorphs.

3374

Dimorphic

Di‐mor″phic (?), a. Having the property of dimorphism; dimorphous.

3375

Dimorphism

Di‐mor″phism (?), n. [Cf. F. dimorphisme.] 1. (Biol.) Difference of form between members of the same species, as when a plant has two kinds of flowers, both hermaphrodite (as in...