PRIMITIVISM

primitivism

(noun) a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children

crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness

(noun) a wild or unrefined state

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

primitivism (countable and uncountable, plural primitivisms)

The state or quality of being primitive.

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

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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

9 June 2025

HERMAPHRODITE

(noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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