primitivistic

prim·i·tiv·ism (pr

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1. The condition or quality of being primitive.

2. The style characteristic of a primitive artist.

a. A belief that it is best to live simply and in a natural environment.

b. A belief that the acquisitions of civilization are evil or that the earliest period of human history was the best.

primi·tiv·ist adj. & n.

primi·tiv·istic adj.

primitivism [ˈprɪmɪtɪˌvɪzəm]

1. the condition of being primitive

2. the notion that the value of primitive cultures is superior to that of the modern world

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the principles, characteristics, etc., of primitive art and artists

primitivist n & adj

primitivistic adj

primitivism

1. the self-conscious return, for inspiration, to the archaic forms produced by non-Western cultures.
2. the practice of painting in a way alien to academic or traditional techniques, often displaying a highly individual naiveté in interpretation and treatment of subjects. Cf. archaism. — primitivist, n. — primitivistic, adj.

See also: Art

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	primitivism - a wild or unrefined state crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, rudeness natural state, state of nature, wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild"
	2.	primitivism - a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children genre - a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

Translations

primitivism

n (Art) → naive Kunst

n (Art) (= artist) → Naive(r) mf; (= work) → naives Werk

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archaism
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state of nature
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In order to understand the nature of that relationship we must emphasize with the necessary energy that these rough, primitivistic tendencies still remain firmly rooted in Southern culture.

Kaos, Pirandello and the mother: questions of Identity in the ... by Cadel, Francesca / Italica

Pavia died shortly after this tantalizing show of large primitivistic heads, his achievements as an artist largely lost to history.

Bohemian Boys Club by Mario Naves / The New York Observer

Although at the outset they seem to be honorable, educated, moral men, Durham's Hayward Graham and Davenport's Walter Burton ultimately regress and submit to the insatiable, primitivistic urge to rape white women.

"Suddenly and shockingly black": the atavistic child in ... by Duvall, J. Michael; Nerad, Julie Cary / African American Review

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