primitivism

== English == === Etymology === From primitive + -ism. === Noun === primitivism (countable and uncountable, plural primitivisms) The state or quality of being primitive. The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization. Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== primitivist ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== primitivism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French primitivisme. By surface analysis, primitiv +‎ -ism. === Noun === primitivism n (uncountable) primitivism ==== Declension ====