n .
the act or process of diminishing ; reduction 줄이는 과정이나 감소정책 ; 삭감, 축소

• The process was so gradual that Larry didn't notice the _____ of his eyesight ; it seemed to him that he had simply woken up blind one morning.
• The _____ of the value of savings means that I am not as wealthy as I used to be.
• diminutive 는 매우 작다는 뜻의 형용사
• The giant's wife was surprisingly diminutive ; when she stood beside her husband, she looked like his child.