minimum
The lowest limit.
Noun 4 meanings
The lowest limit.
“We prefer candidates with a minimum of 4 years experience in the field.”
The smallest amount.
“He always tries to get away with doing the minimum.”
A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).
“The Maunder minimum of the Sun reportedly corresponded to a period of great cold on Earth.”
A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.
Adjective 1 meaning
To the lowest degree.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin minimum, neuter form of minimus (“least, smallest”).
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MINIMUM at a glance
MINIMUM has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + I 1 + M 3 + U 1 + M 3) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,029 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with minimum
All rhymes- MAXIMUM20
- OPTIMUM13
- CHRYSANTHEMUM28
- EXTREMUM19
- INFIMUM14
- MESEMBRYANTHEMUM32
- HUMMUM15
- AMOMUM12
- CARDAMUM15
- HELIANTHEMUM22
- ISODOMUM13
- LITHOSPERMUM21
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