primitivism
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]primitivism (countable and uncountable, plural primitivisms)
- The state or quality of being primitive.
- The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization.
- Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.
- 2009 January 18, Ben Rayner, “Ben Rayner's reasons to live”, in Toronto Star[1]:
- Exuberant in its primitivism, High Kicks has a joyous, slightly naive spark that sometimes evokes the sort of tuneful messes to which Calvin Johnson's name is often attached.
Derived terms
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[edit]Translations
[edit]state of being primitive
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artistic mouvement
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See also
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primitivism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French primitivisme. By surface analysis, primitiv + -ism.
Noun
[edit]primitivism n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
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| nominative-accusative | primitivism | primitivismul |
| genitive-dative | primitivism | primitivismului |
| vocative | primitivismule | |
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