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An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Antonyms: inkhornism
An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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An example of purist language etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: insistence, insisting
From French purisme. By surface analysis, pur(e) + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
نِقَائِيَة
(niqāʔiya)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Armenian:
պուրիզմ
(purizm)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Belarusian:
пуры́зм
(purýzm)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Bulgarian:
пури́зъм
(purízǎm)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Catalan:
purisme
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Chinese Mandarin:
純粹主義 /纯粹主义
(chúncuìzhǔyì)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Dutch:
purisme
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Finnish:
puhdasoppisuus
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Finnish:
purismi
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Finnish:
oikeakielisyys
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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French:
purisme
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Galician:
purismo
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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German:
Purismus
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Hungarian:
purizmus
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Italian:
purismo
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Japanese:
純粋主義
(junsuishugi)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Japanese:
ピュリスム
(pyurizumu)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Korean:
순수주의
(sunsujuui)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Korean:
퓌리슴
(pwiriseum)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Malay:
purisme
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Polish:
puryzm
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Portuguese:
purismo
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Russian:
пури́зм
(purízm)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Spanish:
purismo
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Swedish:
purism
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Thai:
พิสุทธินิยม
(pí-sùt-tí-ní-yom)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Ukrainian:
пури́зм
(purýzm)
— insistence on the traditionally correct way
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Finnish:
purismi
— example of purist language
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Russian:
пури́зм
(purízm)
— example of purist language