"minimalist" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-us-minimalist.ogg [US] Forms: more minimalist [comparative], most minimalist [superlative]
Etymology: minimal + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|minimal|ist}} minimal + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} minimalist (comparative more minimalist, superlative most minimalist)
  1. Believing in or seeking a minimal state; seeking to minimize or reduce to a minimum. Synonyms: minimalistic, bare-bones Translations (believing in or seeking a minimal state): minimalista (Catalan), minimalistický (Czech), minimalistisch (Dutch), minimumisma (Esperanto), minimaliste (French), minimalista (Galician), მინიმალისტური (minimalisṭuri) (Georgian), minimalistisch (German), minimalista (Italian), minimalistyczny (Polish), minimalista (Portuguese), минималисти́ческий (minimalistíčeskij) (Russian), минималисти́чный (minimalistíčnyj) (Russian), minimalista (Spanish), minimalistik (Turkish), мінімалісти́чний (minimalistýčnyj) (Ukrainian), мінімалі́стський (minimalístsʹkyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-minimalist-en-adj-NRt5zRZi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 52 48

Noun

Audio: en-us-minimalist.ogg [US] Forms: minimalists [plural]
Etymology: minimal + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|minimal|ist}} minimal + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} minimalist (plural minimalists)
  1. One who believes in or seeks a minimal state; one who seeks to minimize or reduce to a minimum. Categories (topical): People Related terms: minimalism Translations (one who believes in or seeks a minimal state): minimalista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), minimalista [masculine] (Czech), minimumisto (Esperanto), minimaliste (French), minimalista [feminine, masculine] (Galician), მინიმალისტი (minimalisṭi) (Georgian), Minimalist [masculine] (German), íostach [masculine] (Irish), minimalista [feminine, masculine] (Italian), minimalista [masculine] (Polish), minimalista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), minimalista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), minimalist [common-gender] (Swedish), мінімалі́ст (minimalíst) [masculine] (Ukrainian), мінімалі́стка (minimalístka) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-minimalist-en-noun-mtdwAz~R Disambiguation of People: 18 82 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 52 48

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "one who believes in or seeks a minimal state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minimalista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who believes in or seeks a minimal state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minimalista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "one who believes in or seeks a minimal state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minimalista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who believes in or seeks a minimal state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "minimalista"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who believes in or seeks a minimal state",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "minimalist"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "minimalíst",
      "sense": "one who believes in or seeks a minimal state",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мінімалі́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "minimalístka",
      "sense": "one who believes in or seeks a minimal state",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мінімалі́стка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minimalist"
}

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