Purism

[PurĀ·ism]

Scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)

...

Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity.


n.
Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity.


Purism

Pur"ism , n. [Cf. F. purisme.] Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity. "His political purism." De Quincey.
The English language, however, . . . had even already become too thoroughly and essentially a mixed tongue for his doctrine of purism to be admitted to the letter.

Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice, especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to purity.

...

Usage Examples
Misspelled Form

Purism, Purism, urism, Purism, Pyurism, P7urism, P8urism, Piurism, Pjurism, Pyrism, P7rism, P8rism, Pirism, Pjrism, Puyrism, Pu7rism, Pu8rism, Puirism, Pujrism, Puerism, Pu4rism, Pu5rism, Putrism, Pufrism, Pueism, Pu4ism, Pu5ism, Putism, Pufism, Pureism, Pur4ism, Pur5ism, Purtism, Purfism, Puruism, Pur8ism, Pur9ism, Puroism, Purjism, Purkism, Purusm, Pur8sm, Pur9sm, Purosm, Purjsm, Purksm, Puriusm, Puri8sm, Puri9sm, Puriosm, Purijsm, Puriksm, Puriasm, Puriwsm, Puriesm, Puridsm, Purixsm, Purizsm, Puriam, Puriwm, Puriem, Puridm, Purixm, Purizm, Purisam, Puriswm, Purisem, Purisdm, Purisxm, Puriszm, Purisnm, Purisjm, Puriskm, Puris,m, Puris m, Purisn, Purisj, Purisk, Puris,, Puris , Purismn, Purismj, Purismk, Purism,, Purism .

Comments


Browse Dictionary