Home › Words › M › minishmentminishmentminishment means the act of diminishing, or the state of being diminished; diminution; reduction.EtymologyFrom minish + -ment.nounThe act of diminishing, or the state of being diminished; diminution; reduction.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.diminishment 84% match — The act of diminishing; reducing in size, quantity, or quality. vs minishment →diminution 79% match — A lessening, decrease or reduction. vs minishment →diminutization 73% match — The act or process of diminutizing. vs minishment →imminution 72% match — reduction; lessening; decrease. vs minishment →decreasement 72% match — The action or process of decreasing; a decrease; diminution. vs minishment →minoration 70% match — Reduction; lessening. vs minishment →diminisher 69% match — One who, or that which, diminishes something. vs minishment →minimitude 68% match — A minimizing or making small. vs minishment →