primitivism
[ prim-i-ti-viz-uh m ]
/ ˈprɪm ɪ tɪˌvɪz əm /
noun
OTHER WORDS FROM primitivism
prim·i·tiv·ist, noun prim·i·tiv·is·tic, adjective un·prim·i·tiv·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby primitivism
Example sentences from the Web for primitivistic
At times Dupont de Nemours seems to identify it with a primitivistic past.
Benjamin Franklin |Frank Luther Mott
British Dictionary definitions for primitivistic
primitivism
/ (ˈprɪmɪtɪˌvɪzəm) /
noun
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