Purism
11purism — n. Nicety (in the use of words), fastidiousness, squeamishness, daintiness, euphuism, affected elegance, finical style …
12purism — pur·ism …
13purism — See: purist …
14purism — pur•ism [[t]ˈpyʊər ɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) strict observance of or insistence on purity or correctness in language, style, etc 2) an instance of this • Etymology: 1795–1805 pur′ist, n. pu•ris′tic, adj. pu•ris′ti•cal•ly, adv …
15purism — /ˈpjurɪzəm / (say pyoohrizuhm) noun 1. scrupulous or excessive observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc. 2. an instance of this. 3. a theory and practice in art, originated in 1918, which reduces all natural appearances to a… …
16purism — s ( en, er) KONST inom konst el. språk strävan efter stilrenhet och enkelhet …
17purism — noun scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language) linguistic purisms • Derivationally related forms: ↑purist • Hypernyms: ↑insistence, ↑insisting …
18Linguistic purism — (or linguistic protectionism) is the definition of one language variety as purer than other varieties, often in reference to a perceived decline from an ideal past or an unwanted similarity with other languages, but sometimes simply to an… …
19Croatian linguistic purism — One of the features of standard Croatian language and in common with several languages such as Czech, Finnish, Slovenian, Tamil or Turkish is word coinage using roots or elements perceived as being characteristic or unique to the speech of the… …
20Linguistic purism in Icelandic — is the sociolinguistic phenomenon of linguistic purism in the Icelandic language. Its aim is to substitute loanwords with the creation of new words from Old Icelandic and Old Norse roots and prevent new loanwords entering the language. In Iceland …
