purism

== English == === Etymology === From French purisme. By surface analysis, pur(e) +‎ -ism. === Pronunciation === === Noun === purism (countable and uncountable, plural purisms) An insistence on pure or unmixed forms. (linguistics) The desire to use words and forms derived from what is considered the native element in a given language instead of elements considered borrowed or foreign. Antonym: inkhornism (uncountable) An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things. (countable) An example of purist language etc. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== purist puristic ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “purism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “purism”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Primus, primus == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French purisme. By surface analysis, pur +‎ -ism. === Noun === purism n (uncountable) purism ==== Declension ====