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minimalist

[ min-uh-muh-list ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a practitioner of minimalism in music or art.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of minimalism.
  2. being or offering no more than what is required or essential:

    a minimalist program for tax reform.

Minimalist

1

/ ˈmɪnɪməlɪst /

noun

  1. a member of the faction of the Social Revolutionaries that advocated immediate postrevolutionary democracy
  2. a less common name for a Menshevik


ˈminimalist

2

/ ˈmɪnɪməlɪst /

noun

  1. a person advocating a minimal policy, style, technique, action, etc
  2. a minimal artist

adjective

  1. of or relating to minimal art or artists

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Word History and Origins

Origin of minimalist1

1905–10; in political use < French minimaliste ( minimal, -ist ), translation of Russian men'shevík Menshevik; subsequent uses perhaps recoinage with minimal, -ist

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Example Sentences

Think delicate fan movements, fabulous outfits, and minimalist movements and sets.

At which point it becomes clear that we have entered a minimalist, bloodless horror movie.

Following a minimalist turn, Lady Gaga is back with a vengeance.

The dress is a classic, with its soft, lavender hue, chiffon fabric, and minimalist shape.

Though the minimalist view has been widely portrayed as more nuanced than the expansive one, that is mistaken.

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