puristic
ɪz noun
1.
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
2.
an instance of this.
3.
( often initial capital letter ) Fine Arts. a style of art developed in France in the early 20th century, characterized by the use of simple geometric forms and images evocative of objects produced by machine.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To puristic
00:10
Puristic
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Collins
World English Dictionary
purism (ˈpjʊəˌrɪzəm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| insistence on traditional canons of correctness of form or purity of style or content, esp in language, art, or music | |
| 'purist | |
| —adj, —n | |
| pu'ristic | |
| —adj | |
| pu'ristically | |
| —adv | |
| purism (ˈpjʊəˌrɪzəm) | |
| —n | |
| insistence on traditional canons of correctness of form or purity of style or content, esp in language, art, or music | |
| 'purist | |
| —adj, —n | |
| pu'ristic | |
| —adj | |
| pu'ristically | |
| —adv | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
