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Am I the only one irked by the use of the non-word 'minimalistic', when the shorter 'minimal' or 'minimalist' is what is really meant? It seems like a serious
by grgbrn 17y ago
Am I the only one irked by the use of the non-word 'minimalistic', when the shorter 'minimal' or 'minimalist' is what is really meant?
It seems like a serious blow to one's minimalist cred. :)
- ihumanable 17y agoMinimalistic is a word meaning: of or pertaining to someone or something advocating smallness "minimalistic." Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon. Dictionary.com, LLC. 30 Dec. 2009. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/minimalistic> http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/minimalistic>.
- grgbrn 17y agoInteresting, that's the first dictionary i've ever seen that lists it - Merriam-Webster, Cambridge and Websters all claim it's not a word. (As well as google - "Did you mean: minimalist") In any case, all three are adjectives with what appear to be interchangeable meanings, so using the shortest suitable word seems most in the spirit of minimalism.