primitivism
Origin of primitivism
1Other words from primitivism
- prim·i·tiv·ist, noun
- prim·i·tiv·is·tic, adjective
- un·prim·i·tiv·is·tic, adjective
Words Nearby primitivism
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How to use primitivism in a sentence
He devotes an entire chapter to the co-existence of “primitivism and technology.”
The Smartest Book About Our Digital Age Was Published in 1929 | Ted Gioia | January 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn English letters Wordsworth in his earlier verse illustrated the same sentimental primitivism.
Preaching and Paganism | Albert Parker FitchYours is the faineant spirit of the decadent, masquerading in the garb of a sham primitivism.
A Lost Leader | E. Phillips OppenheimIn an age when a fog of dreary sameness comes over all the civilised world, the Balkans have a great asset in their primitivism.
The Balkan Peninsula | Frank FoxAnd this theory is the excuse for all the attempts at primitivism of which we have lately seen so much.
The Practice and Science Of Drawing | Harold Speed
All the time we are struggling between the rankest primitivism and the most delicate intrigue.
The Yellow Crayon | E. Phillips Oppenheim
British Dictionary definitions for primitivism
/ (ˈprɪmɪtɪˌvɪzəm) /
the condition of being primitive
the notion that the value of primitive cultures is superior to that of the modern world
the principles, characteristics, etc, of primitive art and artists
Derived forms of primitivism
- primitivist, noun, adjective
- primitivistic, adjective
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Cultural definitions for primitivism
A style of art that attempts to imitate the art of primitive cultures or of children.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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