Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form.

    минимали́змminimalízm

    мінімалі́змminimalízm

    an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color

  2. (countable, uncountable)A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.

    минимали́змminimalízm

    мінімалі́змminimalízm

  3. (countable, uncountable)Of simple living, the intentional reduction of material possessions and distractions.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. He enjoys the pared-down simplicity of minimalism.

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  2. Are you into minimalism?

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Translations

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Forms

plural: minimalisms
Singularminimalism
Pluralminimalisms

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • an art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color:minimal artreductivism

Word family

5 related words

See also

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