Noun: primitivism 'pri-mi-ti,vi-zum
- A wild or unrefined state
"The primitivism of the remote village fascinated the anthropologists";
- crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, rudeness
- A genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children
"The exhibition showcased examples of primitivism in modern art"
- A belief in or idealization of a simple, natural way of life, rejecting modern civilization
"Rousseau's primitivism influenced the Romantic movement"
- (philosophy) the view that certain concepts or laws of nature are fundamental and cannot be reduced to or explained by other more basic elements
"Primitivism about laws of nature holds that they are irreducible features of reality"
Derived forms: primitivisms
Type of: genre, natural state, state of nature, wild
Encyclopedia: Primitivism