minimal

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UK /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/ US /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/

adj 4noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

elaborate, empty, unique

The designer preferred a minimal and empty aesthetic for the modern apartment.

VERB + MINIMAL

damage, happens, impact, risk, risks, suffered

The new safety system suffered minimal damage when the car crashed into the barrier.

MINIMAL + NOUN

effort, element, linguistics

The company achieved success with minimal effort and smart planning.

PREP.

in, with, with

The new apartment required minimal work before we could move in.

ADV.

extremely

The damage to the car was extremely minimal after the minor collision.

Definitions

adj

The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.

With minimal effort, you won't be able to achieve all your dreams.

The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.

With respect to the ordering induced by set-theoretic inclusion, the power set of the set of natural numbers has a unique minimal element: the empty set.

Characterised by the use of simple form or structures.

Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.

noun

Something very small; a tiny part or fragment.

[…] we seek in explaining mental phenomena and behavior always the "minimals," the little fragments of association, on which the mind is (passively) supposed to be based.

[…] identifications with birds, fish, trees, and flowers (and occasionally as relief, with the stillness of rocks, clam shells, driftwood, and nature's minimals); […]

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Synonyms

adjective — the least possible

minimum

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

With minimal effort, you won't be able to achieve all your dreams.

Wiktionary

With respect to the ordering induced by set-theoretic inclusion, the power set of the set of natural numbers has a unique minimal element: the empty set.

Wiktionary

[…] we seek in explaining mental phenomena and behavior always the "minimals," the little fragments of association, on which the mind is (passively) supposed to be based.

Wiktionary

[…] identifications with birds, fish, trees, and flowers (and occasionally as relief, with the stillness of rocks, clam shells, driftwood, and nature's minimals); […]

Wiktionary

The chances that that happens are minimal.

Tatoeba · #1174750

Her education was so minimal that she could not even name the eight planets of our Solar System.

Tatoeba · #1647608

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