minimal

== English == === Alternative forms === min. (abbreviation) === Etymology === From minimum + -al. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ɪ.məl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɪn.ə.məl/ === Adjective === minimal (comparative more minimal, superlative most minimal) The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree. Synonym: minimum Antonym: maximal (mathematics, technical) Among elements of some collection, such that no other element is greater (with respect to some given partial order). (art) Characterised by the use of simple form or structures. (music) Characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === minimal (plural minimals) Something very small; a tiny part or fragment. 1987, J. Golden Taylor, Western Literature Association (U.S.), A Literary History of the American West (page 451) […] identifications with birds, fish, trees, and flowers (and occasionally as relief, with the stillness of rocks, clam shells, driftwood, and nature's minimals); […] === References === minimal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Catalan == === Etymology === By surface analysis, mínim +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [mi.niˈmal] === Adjective === minimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural minimals) (mathematics) minimal Antonym: maximal ==== Related terms ==== minimalisme minimalista === Further reading === “minimal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Crimean Tatar == === Etymology === From Latin minimus (“smallest”). === Adjective === minimal minimal Synonym: asğariy === References === Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN “minimal”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian) == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mi.ni.mal/ === Adjective === minimal (feminine minimale, masculine plural minimaux, feminine plural minimales) minimal ==== Derived terms ==== paire minimale === Further reading === “minimal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miniˈmaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === minimal (strong nominative masculine singular minimaler, not comparable) minimal Antonym: maximal ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “minimal” in Duden online “minimal”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch minimaal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /miˈnimal/ [miˈni.mal] Rhymes: -imal Syllabification: mi‧ni‧mal === Adjective === minimal (comparative lebih minimal, superlative paling minimal) minimal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “minimal”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Interlingua == === Adjective === minimal (not comparable) minimal == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English minimal. First attested in 1996. === Adjective === minimal minimal, minimalistic Synonyms: semplice, sobrio, essenziale == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Latin minimus. === Adjective === minimal (neuter singular minimalt, definite singular and plural minimale) minimal, minimum ==== Antonyms ==== maksimal === References === “minimal” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Latin minimus. === Adjective === minimal (neuter singular minimalt, definite singular and plural minimale) minimal, minimum ==== Antonyms ==== maksimal === References === “minimal” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: mi‧ni‧mal === Adjective === minimal m or f (plural minimais) minimal, minimum Synonym: mínimo (not comparable, relational) of, or pertaining to, the minimum (art) minimal (characterised by the use of simple form or structures) Synonym: minimalista ==== Derived terms ==== minimalmente === Further reading === “minimal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “minimal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French minimal. Equivalent to minim +‎ -al. === Adjective === minimal m or n (feminine singular minimală, masculine plural minimali, feminine/neuter plural minimale) minimal Synonym: minim ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== minimaliza == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /miniˈmal/ [mi.niˈmal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: mi‧ni‧mal === Adjective === minimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural minimales) minimalistic == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === minimal (comparative minimalare, superlative minimalast) minimal; the smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree; as small as possible Antonym: maximal ==== Declension ==== === References === “minimal”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “minimal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “minimal”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English minimal. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈminimal/ [ˌmiː.n̪ɪˈmal] Rhymes: -inimal IPA(key): /miniˈmal/ [mɪ.n̪ɪˈmal] (Spanish-influenced) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: mi‧ni‧mal === Adjective === mínimál or minimál (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜋᜎ᜔) minimal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “minimal”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “minimal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018