Primitivism

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The condition or quality of being primitive.
  • n. The style characteristic of a primitive artist.
  • n. A belief that it is best to live simply and in a natural environment.
  • n. A belief that the acquisitions of civilization are evil or that the earliest period of human history was the best.
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  • n. The state or quality of being primitive
  • n. The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization
  • n. Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children
  • n. a wild or unrefined state
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    genre    wild    natural state    state of nature   
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    honourableness    capitalisation    fiddle-de-dee    idealizing    vulcanism   
     
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