Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Smallest in amount or degree.
- adj. Small in amount or degree.
- adj. Only barely adequate.
- adj. Of, relating to, or being minimalism.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Least or smallest; of minimum amount, quantity, or degree; also, pertaining or related to a minimum.
- Relating to the minimus or fifth digit of the hind foot.
Wiktionary
- adj. The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
- adj. art characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
- adj. music characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or minimum; least; smallest.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. the least possible
Etymologies
- From minimum + -al (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Fish offers what he calls a minimal, but positive, story about hallucination.”
“Well, I'm talking about software and service, it's really what I call minimal migration, where there is a loss there.”
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“Mayor Ed Clark took issue with what he called minimal dispensary operator requirements.”
“In my experience, standards are indeed low; gifted students have an easy time earning a degree and less dilligent individuals usually get enough aid to squeak by, provided they put in minimal effort.”
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“To call humane societies impact minimal is ignorant.”
“When I did not answer, he said, “Be that as it may, I do expect a certain minimal level of engagement on the part of my students if they are to receive a satisfactory grade.””
“A: The web restricted nature of the offering means that the digital assets are at all times controlled by the system (versus digital files downloaded to users) and thus result in minimal piracy.”
“Some cuts - farm subsidies, defense, entitlements - should take precedence because they entail minimal impact on economic growth.”
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“In order to make it work, you need a certain minimal area of collective surface — that is to say, the area of the dish x however many dishes has to equal a certain amount.”
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EN - academic vocabulary
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style
film / art visual styles, genres. technical or otherwise.
(art, style, genre, storytelling, visual, communication, technique, randomness)neo-noir, tilt-shift, grindhouse, cubist, musical, dark satire, slapstick, extreme, absurdism, dadaism, post-modernism, pop and 18 more...
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ESL Academic Word List
This is a list of academic words for students learning English as a Second or Foreign Language. It includes 570 word families that often appear in academic texts. It does not include words that are...
collapse, depression, colleagues, invoked, levy, nonetheless, likewise, so-called, ongoing, conceived, forthcoming, integrity and 558 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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Misc. Words.
Words I like to use, words I like but may forget.
corrosion, astonish, solace, ferment, continuum, kinesthetic, permeate, repose, caprice, cardinal, discourse, surrender and 610 more...
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tragedy of the commons
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albacore's list
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La musica
What's going on insde my head
bass, dubstep, drum'n'bass, minimal, techno, electronica, post rock, blip blop
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