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# minimalist

«minimalist» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very simple, using as few things, shapes or decorations…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a minimalist, minimalists); adjective (minimalist)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (adjective) Very simple, using as few things, shapes or decorations as possible: «a minimalist bedroom». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#m1)

2) (noun) An artist, designer or composer who works in the style of minimalism. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#m2)

3) (noun) A person who chooses to live with very few possessions. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In art and design lessons, a minimalist drawing or logo uses only what is needed. In everyday life, a minimalist home has few things; a minimalist packer brings a tiny bag. Phrases: «minimalist design», «a minimalist style», «minimalist living».

### examples

- Her bedroom is minimalist: a bed, a desk and a plant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#x1)
- The logo is minimalist, just a simple circle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#x2)
- A minimalist artist might paint one line on a canvas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#x3)
- My uncle is a minimalist and owns only 100 things. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#x4)
- The minimalist poster had three words and lots of white space. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#x5)
- We designed minimalist book covers in art. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#x6)
- The music was minimalist, repeating the same few notes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#x7)
- Minimalist packing means only taking what you need. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/#x8)

### note

Countable as a noun: one minimalist, two minimalists. Related: minimalism, minimal. Not a maths word.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «minimalist» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/minimalist/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.