Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minimalist

/ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: min-i-mal-ist
IPA: /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

"I am sure such a minimalist style of furniture would never fit well with my packrat nature."
"He's a minimalist: when it comes to formal processes, the fewer the better."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin minimus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minimumlbor. English minimum English -al English minimal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English minimalist From minimal + -ist.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/
British English: /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl.ɪst/

Inflected Forms

more minimalist (comparative) most minimalist (superlative) minimalists (plural)

Derived Forms

neominimalist nonminimalist postminimalist protominimalist ultraminimalist

Frequently Paired Words

minimalism minimist

Synonyms

minimalistic bare-bones

Antonyms

maximalist

Questions

How do you pronounce minimalist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/.
What does minimalist mean?: Believing in or seeking a minimal state; seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum.
Where does minimalist come from?: Etymology tree Latin minimus Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minimumlbor. English minimum English -al English minimal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English minimalist From minimal + -ist.

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