Diminished
Diminished adjective - Made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth).
Minor and diminished are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Minor" instead an adjective "Diminished".
Nearby Word: diminishing
Minor
Minor adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.
Diminished and minor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Diminished" instead an adjective "Minor".
Both words in one sentence
- When both of them are minor thirds, it's called an diminished chord.
Source: Harmony -
Despite that minor detail, it's creepiness factor is not in any way diminished.
Source: Evil Tower of Ominousness -
A band-playing monkey says when he hears the evil Nazis are going to stick music in concentration camps, "It's time to take this Mengele down from C minor to B diminished." The first episode of Season 2 features Jackson about to receive fellatio from a North Korean soldier.
Source: Series / Danger 5
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