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primitivism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables
prim-i-tivism
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being primitive.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English primitive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English primitivism From primitive + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

primitivisms (plural)

Derived Forms

anarchoprimitivism neoprimitivism

Phrases

anarcho-primitivism

Frequently Paired Words

primitivist

Synonyms

crudeness crudity primitiveness rudeness

Questions

What does primitivism mean?
The state or quality of being primitive.
Where does primitivism come from?
Etymology tree English primitive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English primitivism From primitive + -ism.

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