minimalist

Other forms of minimalist

plural

minimalists·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about minimalist

What does minimalist mean?

minimalist means "a conservative who advocates only minor reforms in government or politics". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in minimalist?

minimalist has 4 syllables: min-i-ma-list. The stress falls on "min". In IPA it is /ˈmɪnəməlɪst/.

Is minimalist a common word?

minimalist is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.