minimal

See also: mini-mal

English

Etymology

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From minimum +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪnəməl/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

minimal (comparative more minimal, superlative most minimal)

1. The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
2. (art) characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
3. (music) characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.

Synonyms

• min.
• minimum (adj)

Antonyms

• maximal

Derived terms

• minimally
• minimal pair

Translations

The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree

• Catalan: mínim (ca)
• Czech: minimální (cs)
• Dutch: minimaal (nl)
• Esperanto: minimuma
• Finnish: minimaalinen (fi), mahdollisimman pieni
• French: minimum (fr)
• Galician: mínimo (gl) m
• German: minimal (de)
• Irish: íosta
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• Italian: minimo (it), minimale (it) m
• Portuguese: mínimo (pt)
• Romanian: minimal (ro)
• Russian: минима́льный (ru) (minimálʹnyj)
• Spanish: mínimo (es)
• Swedish: minimal (sv)
• Turkish: asgari (tr), en az, en düşük
• Volapük: minumik

(art) characterised by the use of simple form or structures

• Catalan: minimalista
• Dutch: minimalistische (nl)
• Spanish: minimalista
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• Swedish: minimalistisk (sv)

(music) characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases

• Dutch: minimalistisch (nl)
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• Spanish: minimalista

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Latin minimus - smallest.

Adjective

minimal

1. minimal

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ni.mal/

Adjective

minimal (feminine minimale, masculine plural minimaux, feminine plural minimales)

1. minimal

Further reading

• “minimal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miniˈmaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

• Audio:

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Adjective

minimal (not comparable)

1. minimal

Antonyms

• maximal

Further reading

• “minimal” in Duden online

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Interlingua

Adjective

minimal (not comparable)

1. minimal

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin minimus.

Adjective

minimal (neuter singular minimalt, definite singular and plural minimale)

1. minimal, minimum

Antonyms

• maksimal

References

• “minimal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin minimus.

Adjective

minimal (neuter singular minimalt, definite singular and plural minimale)

1. minimal, minimum

Antonyms

• maksimal

References

• “minimal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Adjective

minimal m or n (feminine singular minimală, masculine plural minimali, feminine and neuter plural minimale)

1. minimal

Declension

Declension of minimal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	minimal		minimală	minimali	minimale
	definite	minimalul		minimala	minimalii	minimalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	minimal		minimale	minimali	minimale
	definite	minimalului		minimalei	minimalilor	minimalelor

Synonyms

• minim

Related terms

• minimaliza

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miniˈmal/ [mi.niˈmal]
• Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mal

Adjective

minimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural minimales)

1. minimalistic

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Adjective

minimal (comparative minimalare, superlative minimalast)

1. minimal; the smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree; as small as possible

   Kunde du inte hitta någon minimalare kjol??

   Sheesh, were you unable to find any smaller skirt than that??

Declension

Inflection of minimal
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	minimal	minimalare	minimalast
Neuter singular	minimalt	minimalare	minimalast
Plural	minimala	minimalare	minimalast
Masculine plural3	minimale	minimalare	minimalast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	minimale	minimalare	minimalaste
All	minimala	minimalare	minimalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic