purism

[ pyoor-iz-uhm ]
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noun
  1. strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.

  2. an instance of this.

  1. Often Purism .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.

Origin of purism

1
First recorded in 1795–1805; pure + -ism

Other words from purism

  • pur·ist, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for purism

purism

/ (ˈpjʊəˌrɪzəm) /


noun
  1. insistence on traditional canons of correctness of form or purity of style or content, esp in language, art, or music

Derived forms of purism

  • purist, adjective, noun
  • puristic, adjective
  • puristically, adverb

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