purism

Meanings

Plural: purisms

Noun

• scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)
  • "linguistic purisms"
• An insistence on pure or unmixed forms.
• 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.
• An insistence on the traditionally correct way of doing things.
• An example of purist language etc.

Related Words

purist, puristic