Minimal: meaning in English

determiner

Smallest in amount, extent, or significance.

Usage examples:

Who has the least money?

pronoun

The smallest amount, extent, or significance.

Usage examples:

How others see me is the least of my worries

adverb

To the smallest extent or degree.

Usage examples:

My best routine was the one i had practised the least

adjective

Small in size, amount, or degree (often used to convey an appealing diminutiveness or express an affectionate or condescending attitude).

Usage examples:

The plants will grow into little bushes

determiner & pronoun

A small amount of.

Usage examples:

We got a little help from a training scheme

determiner & pronoun

Used to emphasize how small an amount is.

Usage examples:

I have little doubt of their identity

noun

The least or smallest amount or quantity possible, attainable, or required.

Usage examples:

Keep costs to a minimum

adjective

Smallest or lowest.

Usage examples:

This can be done with the minimum amount of effort

adjective

Being the smallest amount or number allowed or possible

Usage examples:

Her lawyer asked the judge to give her the minimum sentence.

adjective

Extremely small.

Usage examples:

Minute particles

noun

A period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.

Usage examples:

We waited for twenty minutes

noun

A sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement (symbol: ʹ)

Usage examples:

Delta lyrae is a double star with a separation of over 10 minutes of arc

adjective

So small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

Usage examples:

He said that the risks were negligible

adjective

Too slight or small in amount to be important

Usage examples:

The effect on sales was negligible.

adjective

Too small in amount or degree to be of importance

Usage examples:

The interest received from these accounts is negligible., negligible effect/impact the rise in the …

adjective

(of a role or status) existing in name only.

Usage examples:

Thailand retained nominal independence under japanese military occupation

adjective

In name or thought, but not in reality

Usage examples:

He’s the nominal head of the university., there is a nominal fee for the workshop.

adjective

Very small, or smaller than the usual amount

Usage examples:

The hotel developers will lease the land for a nominal fee ., we pay our volunteers a nominal amoun…

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

verb

Raze or destroy (a fortification)

Usage examples:

A council determined whether the fort should be kept or slighted

adjective

Very small.

Usage examples:

A tiny hummingbird

noun

A very young child.

Usage examples:

Books that will make tinies and parents laugh out loud

adjective

Extremely small

Usage examples:

Just trim a tiny bit off my hair, please.

noun

A thing serving as a visible or tangible representation of a fact, quality, feeling, etc.

Usage examples:

I wanted to offer you a small token of my appreciation

adjective

Done for the sake of appearances or as a symbolic gesture.

Usage examples:

Cases like these often bring just token fines from magistrates

noun

Something you give to someone or do for someone to express your feelings or intentions

Usage examples:

It isn’t a big present – it’s just a token of thanks for your help., subway tokens, a token fee, a …