minimalist
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl.ɪst/ / /ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪst/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English minimum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English minimal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.
- 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.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English minimum Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English minimal Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō 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.
- 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.”