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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIMITIVISTIC

primitivistic  [ˌprɪmɪtɪˈvɪstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIMITIVISTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Primitivistic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PRIMITIVISTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

primitivistic

Primitivism

Primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows visual forms from non-Western or prehistoric peoples, such as Paul Gauguin's inclusion of Tahitian motifs in paintings and ceramics. Borrowings from primitive art has been important to the development of modern art. The term "primitivism" is often applied to other professional painters working in the style of naïve or folk art like Henri Rousseau, Mikhail Larionov, Paul Klee and others.

Definition of primitivistic in the English dictionary

The definition of primitivistic in the dictionary is of or relating to the condition of being primitive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIMITIVISTIC


activistic
ˌæktɪˈvɪstɪk
artistic
ɑːˈtɪstɪk
atavistic
ˌætəˈvɪstɪk
Bolshevistic
ˈbɒlʃəvɪstɪk
characteristic
ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪk
collectivistic
kəˌlɛktɪˈvɪstɪk
holistic
həʊˈlɪstɪk
Jahvistic
jɑːˈvɪstɪk
Jehovistic
ˌdʒiːhəʊˈvɪstɪk
nativistic
ˌneɪtɪˈvɪstɪk
negativistic
ˌnɛɡətɪˈvɪstɪk
nonrelativistic
ˌnɒnˌrɛlətɪˈvɪstɪk
objectivistic
əbˌdʒektɪˈvɪstɪk
polycystic
ˌpɒlɪˈsɪstɪk
progressivistic
prəˌɡresɪˈvɪstɪk
realistic
ˌrɪəˈlɪstɪk
recidivistic
rɪˌsɪdɪˈvɪstɪk
relativistic
ˌrɛlətɪˈvɪstɪk
subjectivistic
səbˌdʒɛktɪˈvɪstɪk
Yahvistic
jɑːˈvɪstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIMITIVISTIC

primi
primigenial
primigravida
primigravidae
primine
priming
primipara
primiparae
primiparity
primiparous
primitial
primitive
primitive dicotyledon
primitive Indo-European
primitively
primitiveness
primitivism
primitivist
primitivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIMITIVISTIC

anachronistic
autistic
ballistic
deterministic
domestic
futuristic
heuristic
journalistic
linguistic
logistic
mechanistic
minimalistic
opportunistic
optimistic
probabilistic
sadistic
simplistic
statistic
stylistic
synergistic
unrealistic

Synonyms and antonyms of primitivistic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «primitivistic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIMITIVISTIC

Find out the translation of primitivistic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of primitivistic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «primitivistic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

primitivistic
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

primitivista
570 millions of speakers

English

primitivistic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

primitivistic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

primitivistic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

primitivistic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

primitivista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

primitivistic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

primitivistic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Primitivistik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

primitivistischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

primitivistic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

primitivistic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Primitivistik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

primitivistic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

primitivistic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पूर्वीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

primitivistic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

primitivistico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

primitivistic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

primitivistic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

primitivistic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

primitivistic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

primitivistic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

primitivistic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

primitivistic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of primitivistic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIMITIVISTIC»

The term «primitivistic» is barely ever used and occupies the 194.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIMITIVISTIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about primitivistic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIMITIVISTIC»

Discover the use of primitivistic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to primitivistic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Finding New Cosmologies: Shamans in Contemporary Europe
Primitivism. Primitivistic assumptions about people living outside of what we perceive as the 'Western world' and about societies that existed a long time ago are prevalent in contemporary neo-shamanisms. In fact, they are so commonly found ...
Florian Gredig, 2009
2
History and Nature in the Enlightenment: Praise of the ...
This book discusses this topic in connection with the mainstream religious, political, and philosophical elements of Enlightenment culture.
Mr Nathaniel Wolloch, 2013
3
Revelation 21-22 in Light of Jewish and Greco-Roman Utopianism
question, what did ancient Greco-romans expect regarding bodily exis- tence in both primitivistic utopias and the afterlife? 2.3.12.1. Inhabitants political utopianism is particularly interested in the character of the citi- zens who inhabit the ideal ...
Eric J. Gilchrest, 2013
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Rousseau and Romanticism
The great ancients, however, though enjoying the poetry of the primitivistic dream , were not the dupes of this dream. Horace, for example, lived at the most artificial moment of Rome when primitivistic dreaming was popular as it had been at ...
Irving Babbitt, 1991
5
Savagism and Civilization: A Study of the Indian and the ...
On the other side, there was set in motion a current of primitivistic thinking which swept the Indian into the work of European critics of society. Since this Indian was that noble savage who theoretically embodied all that good men should be, ...
Roy Harvey Pearce, 1988
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Myth and Music: A Semiotic Approach to the Aesthetics of ...
A similar primitivistic seme in the sense of rhythmic roughness and barbaric aggressiveness may be seen in Bartok's Allegro barbaro and even earlier in the scherzo movement of Sibelius's First symphony, which could be interpreted as a  ...
Eero Tarasti, 1979
7
Encyclopedia of Religion in America, 4-Volume Set:
Campbell himself, however, considered reform to be inadequate and took a primitivistic position that sought a “restoration” of the “Ancient Order.”Accordingly, some of his early, iconoclas- tic followers claimed that they had, indeed, restored the ...
Charles H Lippy, Peter W Williams, 2010
8
Beyond Primitivism: Indigenous Religious Traditions and ...
This trend in the academic world thrived on primitivistic assumptions and especially on the celebration and romantization of the exotic. Even today in religious studies a significant amount of university teaching consists of acting out primitivistic ...
Jacob K. Olupona, Professor of African and African American Studies Professor of African Religious Studies Jacob K Olupona, 2004
9
Progress and Its Discontents
(How strange it is that such primitivistic idolatry should accompany the celebration of refinement which constituted the neoclassical aesthetic, a guide for artists to do the best with what history left to them — namely, an imitative task.) ...
Gabriel A. Almond, Gabriel Abraham Almond, Marvin Chodorow, 1985
10
Dismantling the Dualisms for American Pentecostal Women in ...
In Susie Stanley's essay “Wesleyan/Holiness and Pentecostal Women Preachers : Pentecost as the Pattern for Primitivism,” she argues that ultimately Pentecostals ' primitivistic impulses on the issue of women in ministry stem from the ...
Lisa Stephenson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIMITIVISTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term primitivistic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Who Are the Hippies?
Their ideal, quite literally, is a pure and unadulterated self-indulgence, a self-indulgence on a strange primitivistic level. In their utter absorption ... «National Review Online, Feb 15»
2
All Good Cretins Go to Heaven: Dee Dee Ramones Twisted Punk …
They're both playful and gory, sharp and primitivistic; most are cartoonish. Like the Ramones' music, they were made without formal training. «Daily Beast, Dec 14»
3
Baltimore rock quartet Horse Lords are ready to go the distance
This is imaginative rock-and-roll, for sure, but it doesn't feel “progressive” as much as punky, punchy and primitivistic. Above all, it's still cool and ... «Washington Post, Nov 14»
4
EUGENE, Ore. (CBS Seattle) – A homeless camp has been set up …
... could give them some positive influence toward a primitivistic, anarchic communist lifestyle,” Peter Grotticelli, one of the campers, told KMTR. «CBS Local, Oct 14»
5
Homeless campers pitch tents near Eugene school
... probably better because we could give them some positive influence toward a primitivistic, anarchic communist lifestyle," Peter Grotticelli said ... «KMTR NewsSource 16, Oct 14»
6
The artist as contemporary shaman
The materials used suggest a primitivistic affinity with the work of ancient people and prehistoric models. The most impressive artworks in this ... «Times of Malta, Sep 14»
7
A Different Angle on Gauguin
New York. The progressive, primitivistic French artist Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) was the original hippie. As the Industrial Revolution rapidly ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 14»
8
Listed: How I Do Love Thee
... Dante's Inferno to create a proto-Cubist, “primitivistic” masterpiece which is at once much sweeter and more innocent in tone and sentiment. «The Arts Desk, Feb 14»
9
The sound of the small "c"
Some of it sprung from Seeger's own almost primitivistic sense of simplicity. He often spoke in glowing terms about the communism in pre-class ... «Socialist Worker Online, Feb 14»
10
Runner (hooker-boxer) (1920). From the exhibition Paul Klee: Life …
These early German modernists are anti-rational, primitivistic and subjectively mystical in ways akin to the more disturbing tendencies in ... «The Australian, Jan 14»

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