■ 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.