maxi

See also: mǎxì and maxi-

English

Etymology

Back-formation from maximum on the analogy of minimum and mini.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æksi

Adjective

maxi (comparative more maxi, superlative most maxi)

1. Having a hemline at ankle length.

   Coordinate terms: mini, midi

2. Being of the largest size in its category of items.

   Antonym: mini

   • 1968 ·, Nagpur University Journal: Humanities - Volume 19, page 87:

     It will be observed that on each of the mini runs there are more hits than on either of the maxi runs.

   • 1979, United & Babson Investment Report - Volume 71, page 196:

     The chance to shelter additional current income for future retirement is what makes the "maxi” plan attractive.

   • 1980, TVC. - Volume 17, Issues 1-12, page 38:

     Liptak identified several trends emerging in the marketing of pay-TV which he identified as the 2½, (rather than "maxi-maxi- mini") phenomenon, the “1½ phenomenon,” (meaning a maxi and mini package), and a possible trend raising the question of whether three maxi's might be successful.

Translations

having a hemline at ankle length

• Indonesian: maksi (id)
• Polish: maksi (pl)
• Serbo-Croatian: maksi (sh)

Noun

maxi (countable and uncountable, plural maxis)

1. A dress, coat or skirt having a maxi hemline.

   Coordinate terms: mini, midi

   • 2023 June 16, Megan Uy, “25 Absolutely Gorgeous Crochet Clothing Pieces You Won’t Stop Wearing This Summer”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     Your upcoming Instagram beach photos are begging you to snag this bright orange maxi. BEGGING. Like, oof! Do you see that high slit? 10/10. No notes.

2. (slang) A Bitcoin maximalist; one who is extremely dedicated to investing in Bitcoin.

   I used to be a diehard maxi, but now I'm less optimistic about the future of Bitcoin.

   • 2022 April 28, Elizabeth Lopatto, “Crypto is winning, and Bitcoin diehards are furious about it”, in The Verge‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-06-17:

     But in general, the speaker lineup is heavy on maxis. That doesn't reflect the makeup of the crowd, and it certainly doesn't reflect everyone who ventured to Miami.

   • 2022 August 2, David Yaffe-Bellany, “The Crypto Market Crashed. They’re Still Buying Bitcoin.”, in The New York Times‎^[3], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-11-03:

     The maxis continued buying Bitcoin even after its price plummeted to an 18-month low of roughly $20,000 in June.

   • 2022 September 27, Jeff John Roberts, “Bitcoin rapid payment service Strike raises $80M, takes aim at Visa”, in Fortune‎^[4], New York, N.Y.: Fortune Media Group Holdings, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-05-24:

     He's [Jack Mallers] known as a "Bitcoin maxi"—crypto slang for those who favor only the original cryptocurrency and are contemptuous of newer blockchains like Ethereum and Solana.

   • 2023 August 10, Christopher Louis Tsu, “BlackRock Vs. The Bitcoin Maxis: Is BTC Money Or A Store Of Value?”, in Bitcoin Magazine‎^[5], archived from the original on 2023-08-21:

     Many of these entities have bought into the asset's "digital gold" narrative, pioneered by early maxis and subsequently popularized by MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor.

   • 2023 September 18, Clem Chambers, “Will Ordinals Destroy Bitcoin?”, in Forbes‎^[6], New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-09-27:

     Bitcoiners have always suffered from a big dose of hubris and boosterism. As far as so called bitcoin-maxis are concerned, bitcoin (BTC) is perfection in code.

3. Abbreviation of maxi boat.
4. Abbreviation of maxi single.
   • 1995, Billboard, volume 107, number 27, page 48:

     We release maxis at the local price in the most important territories — Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Columbia, etc.

5. Abbreviation of maxipad.
   • 1979, Redbook: The Magazine for Young Adults - Volume 153, page 203:

     We did it, maxi users. We made you a maxier maxi. We put in a special reserve protection system: more absorbent material precisely where you need it most (but not bulkier).

6. Abbreviation of maxicomputer.
   • 1976, E. Salkovitz, “Science, Technology, and the Modern Navy: Thirtieth Anniversary, 1946-1976”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), United States. Office of Naval Research, page 474:

     Time sharing will be done by the mini because time sharing (the bulk of which is simple text editing) is the wrong thing to do on a maxi and the right thing on a mini.

See also

• max
• maxi-
• mini
• (nautical): supermaxi
• maxi-pad

Anagrams

• IMAX

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mak.si/

• Audio:

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Adverb

maxi

1. (colloquial) maximum; maximally

   Antonym: mini

Further reading

• “maxi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmak.si/
• Rhymes: -aksi
• Hyphenation: mà‧xi

Adjective

maxi (invariable)

1. having larger than normal dimensions
2. longer than normal (of clothing)

Noun

maxi f (invariable)

1. maxi (long skirt or dress)

Anagrams

• mixa

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French maxi.

Adjective

maxi m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. maximum

Declension

invariable		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	maxi		maxi		maxi	maxi
	definite	—		—		—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	maxi		maxi		maxi	maxi
	definite	—		—		—	—

Spanish

Noun

maxi m (plural maxis)

1. maxi