"primitivist" meaning in English

See primitivist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more primitivist [comparative], most primitivist [superlative]
Etymology: primitive + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|primitive|ist}} primitive + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} primitivist (comparative more primitivist, superlative most primitivist)
  1. Exhibiting or practicing primitivism, the advocacy of primitive over refined forms
    Sense id: en-primitivist-en-adj-q3XiWeQW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 90 10

Noun

Forms: primitivists [plural]
Etymology: primitive + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|primitive|ist}} primitive + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} primitivist (plural primitivists)
  1. A proponent of primitivism. Derived forms: anarcho-primitivist Related terms: primitivism
    Sense id: en-primitivist-en-noun-WPcY1QEd

Inflected forms

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