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Definition of 'primitivism'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) primitivism
a recurrent theory or belief, as in philosophy or art, that the qualities of primitive or chronologically early cultures are superior to those of contemporary civilization.

2. primitivism
the state of being primitive.

3. primitivism
the qualities or style characterizing primitive art.

Etymology: (1860–65)

Definition of 'primitivism'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness
a wild or unrefined state

2. (noun) primitivism
a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children

'primitivism' - Nearby Entries
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