MINIMALIST


Meaning of MINIMALIST in English

■ noun

1》 a person who advocates or practises minimalism.

2》 a person advocating moderate reform in politics.

■ adjective

1》 relating to minimalism.

↘deliberately simple or basic in design or style.

2》 advocating moderate political reform.

Derivatives

minimalism noun

Origin

early 20th cent.: first used with ref. to the Russian Mensheviks; usage in art and music dates from the 1960s.

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