primitivism

/ˌprɪmɪdɪˈvɪzəm/
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Other forms: primitivisms

Definitions of primitivism
  1. noun
    a genre characteristic of (or imitative of) primitive artists or children
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    genre
    a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
  2. noun
    a wild or unrefined state
    synonyms: crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, rudeness
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    type of:
    natural state, state of nature, wild
    a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
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