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decrescent

/dɪˈkɹɛsənt/

decrescent adjective: becoming gradually less; diminishing.

decrescent: becoming gradually less; diminishing
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Adjective

decrescent (comparative more decrescent, superlative most decrescent)

  1. Becoming gradually less; diminishing.
  2. Waning.
    • a decrescent moon

Noun

decrescent (plural decrescents)

  1. A crescent oriented with horns turned to sinister (pointing to the viewer's right).

decrescent meaning in Tamil and Bengali

decrescent in Tamil

தேய்பிறை

decrescent in Bengali

হ্রাস পাচ্ছে, ক্ষয়িষ্ণু

Antonyms of decrescent

Forms of decrescent

Adjective
comparativemore decrescent
superlativemost decrescent
Noun
pluraldecrescents

Origin of decrescent

From decressant, from Anglo-Norman [Term?], present participle of decreistre (“to decrease”).

Questions about decrescent

What does decrescent mean?
Decrescent means becoming gradually less; diminishing.
What is decrescent in Tamil?
Decrescent in Tamil is தேய்பிறை. See Decrescent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is decrescent?
Decrescent can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce decrescent?
Decrescent is pronounced /dɪˈkɹɛsənt/.

Words near decrescent in the dictionary

  1. decrescendi
  2. decrescendo
  3. decrescendoed
  4. decrescendoing
  5. decrescendos
  6. decrescent
  7. decrescents
  8. Decrescenzo
  9. Decrescenzos
  10. decretal
  11. decretalism

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Adapted from Wiktionary: decrescent (page history and authors); decrescent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decrescent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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