diminution vs moderation

moderation vs diminution

diminution and moderation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
diminution	Yes	No	No	No
moderation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, moderation is a hyponym of diminution; that is, moderation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminution:

diminution: the act of decreasing or reducing something
moderation: the action of lessening in severity or intensity

Other hyponyms of diminution include cut, mitigation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

diminution (noun)	moderation (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the action of lessening in severity or intensity
the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original)	quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes
change toward something smaller or lower	the trait of avoiding excesses
	a change for the better

Difference between diminution and moderation

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