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minimalista

Portuguese, noun/mi.ni.maˈlis.tɐ/

minimalista is spelled M-I-N-I-M-A-L-I-S-T-A (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,491st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Minimalista is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “minimalist (artists who creates minimalist art)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “adepto do minimalismo”.

What does minimalista mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    femininemasculineminimalist (characterised by extreme simplicity)

noun

  1. 1

    femininemasculineminimalist (artists who creates minimalist art)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. referente ao minimalismo

noun: 1. adepto do minimalismo 2. conservador; aquele que defende apenas pequenas reformas políticas

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of minimalista

  • minimalistas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce minimalista?

  • Brazil /mi.ni.maˈlis.tɐ/
  • /mi.ni.maˈliʃ.tɐ/
  • Portugal /mi.ni.mɐˈliʃ.tɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to minimalista

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is minimalista in Portuguese?

minimalista appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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