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minimalist

minimalist

5 5.3
A person who lives and works with very few things
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪnɪməlɪst/
translation icon : minimalista
  • I am in no way a minimalist.
  • become a minimalist
  • self-proclaimed minimalist
  • a minimalist's dream

Dave asks how do the minimalists spend their money?

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Examples

  • As a minimalist, every possession serves a purpose or it brings me joy, and everything else is out of the way.

  • I've read and enjoyed many essays written by self-proclaimed minimalists.

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  • I have been a minimalist for about 1 year.

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  • Right now I am not a minimalist.

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  • I'm going to become a minimalist.

  • I have been (and still consider myself to be) a minimalist.

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  • We're not officially minimalists, nor do we aspire to be.

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  • - I'm a minimalist.

  • Julius Eastman is probably my favorite of the minimalists.

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  • As a minimalist, every item in my home is carefully chosen and serves a specific purpose.

Antonyms

3 6.3

A way of life that values buying and owning things

1 7.7

A person who likes bold, busy styles in art or design

How Minimal

ascetic
3 8.7
minimalist
5 5.3
consumer
1.8
maximalist
1 7.7

Surface Forms

minimalist singular
minimalists plural

Morphology

minimalist = minimal (transparent) = minimal + ist

Direct agent/participant formation from the adjective 'minimal' (a person who practices or advocates minimalism), straightforward for learners.

Etymology

Minimalist comes from minimal, from the old Latin minimus meaning 'smallest' and the ending -ist 'a person who'. A helpful way to remember is to think of minimum and the idea 'less is more', because a minimalist keeps very few things and chooses simple forms.