purism
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
an instance of this.
Often Purism .Fine Arts. a style of art developed in France in the early 20th century, characterized by the use of simple geometric forms and images evocative of objects produced by machine.
Origin of purism
1Other words from purism
- pur·ist, noun
Words Nearby purism
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How to use purism in a sentence
The Librem 5, for example, is built by purism, an American “social purpose corporation” specializing in privacy-oriented products.
Erik Prince wants to sell you a “secure” smartphone that’s too good to be true | Patrick Howell O'Neill | August 19, 2022 | MIT Technology ReviewAs a general rule, I think, educated Americans are more apt to err on the side of purism than of laxity.
America To-day, Observations and Reflections | William ArcherNo writer of the period has such a command of pure English, unadulterated by xenomania and unweakened by purism, as Daniel.
A History of English Literature | George Saintsburypurism, whether in grammar or vocabulary, almost always means ignorance.
Thomas Hardy's Dorset | Robert Thurston HopkinsHis fate was perhaps as sad as well might be, and as foul a blot to the purism of these very pure times in which we live.
Doctor Thorne | Anthony Trollope
If we attempt such purism we must fail signally as constructors and as artists.
Lippincott's Magazine, November 1885 | Various
British Dictionary definitions for purism
/ (ˈpjʊəˌrɪzəm) /
insistence on traditional canons of correctness of form or purity of style or content, esp in language, art, or music
Derived forms of purism
- purist, adjective, noun
- puristic, adjective
- puristically, adverb
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