diminish vs decrescendo

decrescendo vs diminish

diminish is not a noun while decrescendo is a noun.

diminish is not an adjective while decrescendo is an adjective.

diminish and decrescendo both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diminish	No	No	Yes	No
decrescendo	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, decrescendo is a hyponym of diminish; that is, decrescendo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:

diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
decrescendo: grow quieter

Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up.

diminish (noun)	decrescendo (noun)
	(music) a gradual decrease in loudness

diminish (adjective)	decrescendo (adjective)
	(music) gradually decreasing in volume

diminish (verb)	decrescendo (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	grow quieter
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of

Difference between diminish and decrescendo

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