diminish vs wane

wane vs diminish

diminish is not a noun while wane is a noun.

diminish and wane both are verbs.

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

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

diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
wane: grow smaller

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, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.

diminish (noun)	wane (noun)
	a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

diminish (verb)	wane (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range	become smaller
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of	decrease in phase
	grow smaller

Difference between diminish and wane

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