PRIMITIVISM


Meaning of PRIMITIVISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpri-mə-ti-ˌvi-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1861

1. : primitive practices or procedures ; also : a primitive quality or state

2.

a. : belief in the superiority of a simple way of life close to nature

b. : belief in the superiority of nonindustrial society to that of the present

3. : the style of art of primitive peoples or primitive artists

• prim·i·tiv·ist -vist noun or adjective

• prim·i·tiv·is·tic ˌpri-mə-ti-ˈvis-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.