minimalist

See also: Minimalist

English

Etymology

minimal +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

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Adjective

minimalist (comparative more minimalist, superlative most minimalist)

1. Believing in or seeking a minimal state; seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum.

   I am sure such a minimalist style of furniture would never fit well with my packrat nature.

Synonyms

• minimalistic, bare-bones

Antonyms

• maximalist

Translations

believing in or seeking a minimal state

• Catalan: minimalista
• Czech: minimalistický
• Dutch: minimalistisch (nl)
• Esperanto: minimumisma
• French: minimaliste (fr)
• Galician: minimalista
• Georgian: მინიმალისტური (minimalisṭuri)
• German: minimalistisch (de)
• Italian: minimalista (it)
• Polish: minimalistyczny (pl)
• Portuguese: minimalista (pt)
• Russian: минималисти́ческий (ru) (minimalistíčeskij), минималисти́чный (ru) (minimalistíčnyj)
• Spanish: minimalista
• Turkish: minimalistik
• Ukrainian: мінімалісти́чний (minimalistýčnyj), мінімалі́стський (minimalístsʹkyj)

Noun

minimalist (plural minimalists)

1. One who believes in or seeks a minimal state; one who seeks to minimize or reduce to a minimum.

   He's a minimalist: when it comes to formal processes, the fewer the better.

Related terms

• minimalism

Translations

one who believes in or seeks a minimal state

• Catalan: minimalista m or f
• Czech: minimalista (cs) m
• Esperanto: minimumisto
• French: minimaliste (fr)
• Galician: minimalista m or f
• Georgian: მინიმალისტი (minimalisṭi)
• German: Minimalist (de) m
• Irish: íostach m
• Italian: minimalista (it) m or f
• Polish: minimalista (pl) m
• Portuguese: minimalista (pt) m or f
• Spanish: minimalista m or f
• Swedish: minimalist (sv) c
• Ukrainian: мінімалі́ст m (minimalíst), мінімалі́стка f (minimalístka)