waning
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
the waning of his enthusiasm was obvious
Types & categories
- decrease hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
(of the Moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon decreases
after full moon comes the waning moon
Related & opposite
- waxing antonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | waxing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wane |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wane |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wane |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | decrease |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | waxing |