dwindlement

noun

Etymology

From dwindle + -ment.

  1. inherited from *dwīnaną
  2. inherited from *dwīnan
  3. derived from dwīnan — “to waste away
  4. derived from dwinen
  5. suffixed as dwindlement — “dwindle + ment

Definitions

  1. The process of dwindling

    The process of dwindling; gradual reduction to nothing.

The neighborhood

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