minimal C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/ UK /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/ See IPA manual Freq #12637 Meanings 1 adj As small as possible; very little in amount or degree. With minimal effort, you can keep the house tidy. 2 adj Using only simple, basic forms or elements, with nothing extra. The room had a minimal design, with just a bed and a single chair. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · as small as possible; very... minimum Word family Derived forms minimalisationminimalismminimalistminimalityminimalizationminimalizeminimallyminimalnessnon-minimalnonminimalpostminimalquasiminimal Common collocations minimal art Adjective + noun Etymology From minimum + -al. *mey- (small) Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # minimal **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/ **Frequency rank:** 12637 ## Meanings 1. As small as possible; very little in amount or degree. 2. Using only simple, basic forms or elements, with nothing extra. ## Examples - With minimal effort, you can keep the house tidy. - The room had a minimal design, with just a bed and a single chair. ## Derived Forms - minimalisation - minimalism - minimalist - minimality - minimalization - minimalize - minimally - minimalness - non-minimal - nonminimal - postminimal - quasiminimal ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *mey- (small) ## Etymology From minimum + -al. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown