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- [min-uh-muh-list]
- /ˈmɪn ə mə lɪst/
- /ˈmɪn.ɪ.mə.lɪst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [min-uh-muh-list]
- /ˈmɪn ə mə lɪst/
Definitions of minimalist word
- noun minimalist a person who favors a moderate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or who holds minimal expectations for the success of a program. 1
- noun minimalist a practitioner of minimalism in music or art. 1
- adjective minimalist of, relating to, or characteristic of minimalism. 1
- adjective minimalist being or offering no more than what is required or essential: a minimalist program for tax reform. 1
- noun minimalist A person advocating minor or moderate reform in politics. 1
- adjective minimalist art: based on simplest elements 1
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Origin of minimalist
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; in political use < French minimaliste (see minimal, -ist), translation of Russian men'shevík Menshevik; subsequent uses perhaps recoinage with minimal, -ist
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Parts of speech for Minimalist
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minimalist popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% 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".
minimalist usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for minimalist
adj minimalist
- minimal — constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
- minimum — the least quantity or amount possible, assignable, allowable, or the like.
- moderate — kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits; not extreme, excessive, or intense: a moderate price.
- conservative — A Conservative politician or voter is a member of or votes for the Conservative Party in Britain.
- stark — sheer, utter, downright, or complete: stark madness.
adjective minimalist
- simple — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- uncluttered — to fill or litter with things in a disorderly manner: All kinds of papers cluttered the top of his desk.
- understated — restrained in design, presentation, etc.; low-key: the understated elegance of the house.
- discreet — judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- plain — clear or distinct to the eye or ear: a plain trail to the river; to stand in plain view.
Antonyms for minimalist
adj minimalist
- ornate — elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa.
- outlandish — freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions.
- lavish — expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
adjective minimalist
- baroque — Baroque architecture and art is an elaborate style of architecture and art that was popular in Europe in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.
- embellished — Simple past tense and past participle of embellish.
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