n
The act or state of declining or sinking.
n
(grammar) Abbreviation of declension. [A falling off, decay or descent.]
v
(grammar, rare) To decline (to inflect for case and number).
n
(grammar) The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
n
A belief in a declining trend in a history.
n
One offering a narrative of decline.
adj
Having a decline or slope.
v
(grammar) Synonym of decline
n
(grammar, obsolete) Declension.
n
The act of declining or refusing.
adv
So as to decline, or give a negative answer to a proposal.
n
A pessimistic belief that things are in decline.
n
A downward bend in a path.
adj
becoming quieter gradually.
n
The act of running down; a lapse.
v
Rare spelling of disincline. [(transitive) To make reluctant; to lessen the inclination of.]
n
Alternative spelling of degringolade [A rapid decline or deterioration; a tumble.]
v
To decline or deteriorate; to get worse.
n
A decline; decrease; wane.
n
(economics) The opposite of economic growth; economic decline.
n
A gradual reduction in size or scale.
n
A gradual decrease in effectiveness.
n
A deterioration or decline to a previous state.
n
(grammar) The declension pattern of a weak noun.
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