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primitivism
noun
prim·i·tiv·ismˈpri-mə-ti-ˌvi-zəm 
1
:primitive practices or procedures
also:a primitive quality or state
2
a
:belief in the superiority of a simple way of life close to nature
b
:belief in the superiority of nonindustrial society to that of the present
3
:the style of art of primitive peoples or primitive artists
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Recent Examples on the WebThere’s always been an underpinning of organic modernism and neoprimitivism in their work that is a great pairing with the Loewe DNA.—
Alex Wynne,Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025But even though people working the land never doubted the value of fire in sustaining their livelihoods, elites in the New World often echoed those of the Old World who distrusted and feared fire as messy, dangerous and wasteful, a stigma ofprimitivism.—Stephen Pyne,Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024Which makes Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, with its pounding, pulsing, chattering, wailingprimitivismand folksongish tunes, a perfect contemporary soundtrack.—Scott Cantrell,Dallas News, 12 May 2023Many of the clubs, like the Cotton Club and the Ubangi Club, had names that smacked ofprimitivism.—Dr. Cookie Woolner,Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Mar. 2023See All Example Sentences forprimitivism
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Alex Wynne,Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2025But even though people working the land never doubted the value of fire in sustaining their livelihoods, elites in the New World often echoed those of the Old World who distrusted and feared fire as messy, dangerous and wasteful, a stigma ofprimitivism.—Stephen Pyne,Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024Which makes Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana, with its pounding, pulsing, chattering, wailingprimitivismand folksongish tunes, a perfect contemporary soundtrack.—Scott Cantrell,Dallas News, 12 May 2023Many of the clubs, like the Cotton Club and the Ubangi Club, had names that smacked ofprimitivism.—Dr. Cookie Woolner,Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Mar. 2023See All Example Sentences forprimitivismWord History
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First Known Use
1861, in the meaning defined atsense 1
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“Primitivism.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/primitivism. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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