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minimalism

noun
/ˈmɪnɪməlɪzəm/UK/ˈmɪn.ə.məl.ɪz.əm/US

Etymology

From minimal + -ism.

  1. learned borrowing from minimum
  2. suffixed as minimal — “minimum + al”
  3. suffixed as minimalism — “minimal + ism”

Definitions

  1. A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form.

  2. A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to…

    A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect.

  3. Of simple living, the intentional reduction of material possessions and distractions.

The neighborhood

Derived

nonminimalism, postminimalism, skinimalism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA