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Definition of Minimalism

1. Noun. An art movement in sculpture and painting that began in the 1950s and emphasized extreme simplification of form and color.

Definition of Minimalism

1. Noun. (arts) A style of art that emphasises extreme simplicity of form. ¹

2. Noun. (music) A style of music that emphasises extreme simplicity of rhythms and melodic forms to achieve a trancelike effect. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Minimalism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Minimalism

Literary usage of Minimalism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"The awakening spirit of minimalism, and the glorification of war, p. 367 /</. —Arguments against arbitration, p. 368.—The opposition against war rapidly ..."

2. The Reluctant Sheriff: The United States After the Cold War by Richard N. Haass (1997)
"The lure of minimalism was apparent not simply by what the administration said and did but even more by what it did not say or do. ..."

3. The Politics of Trade and Industrial Policy in Africa: Forced Consensus? by Charles Chukwuma Soludo, Michael Osita Ogbu, Ha-Joon Chang (2004)
"... rapid economic growth need to go beyond the minimalist state, the meat of its analysis on the effective state consists precisely of such minimalism. ..."

4. Droog Design: Spirit of the Nineties by Renny Ramakers, Gijs Bakker (1998)
"... of Droog objects that employ advanced materials (high-tech matter) and manual treatment (low-tech approach) to achieve an expressionistic minimalism. ..."

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