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- [min-uh-muh l]
- /ˈmɪn ə məl/
- /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [min-uh-muh l]
- /ˈmɪn ə məl/
Definitions of minimal word
- adjective minimal constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation. 1
- adjective minimal barely adequate or the least possible: minimal care. 1
- noun minimal Of a minimum amount, quantity, or degree ; negligible. 1
- adjective minimal very small 1
- adjective minimal least possible 1
- adjective minimal Something that is minimal is very small in quantity, value, or degree. 0
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Origin of minimal
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1660-70; minim(um) + -al1
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Parts of speech for Minimal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minimal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
minimal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for minimal
adj minimal
- token — something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign: Black is a token of mourning.
- minimum — the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
- nominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- basic — You use basic to describe things, activities, and principles that are very important or necessary, and on which others depend.
- basal — Basal means relating to or forming the base of something.
adjective minimal
- negligible — so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded: The extra expenses were negligible.
- trifling — of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- marginal — pertaining to a margin.
Antonyms for minimal
adj minimal
- inessential — not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
- nonessential — not essential; not necessary: Nonessential use of gasoline was forbidden during the war.
- maximum — the greatest quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, etc.
- most — great in quantity, measure, or degree: too much cake.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
adjective minimal
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
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