puristic

8.8

Preferring things to stay separate and refusing any mixing or compromise

adjective
/ˈpjʊrɪstɪk/

: purista

Marsha Kinder, in defining interactive narrative, notes that "the creative boundaries of newly emerging media are frequently stretched more by being compared with earlier forms than by fetishizing a puristic notion of medium specificity."

Examples

Art enthusiasts often appreciate the puristic style of the new gallery, which focuses on simplicity and minimalism.
To do otherwise is "highly puristic." Such waffling continues when Iser aims to distinguish everyday language from literary language.

Academic text (2002)
The creative boundaries of newly emerging media are frequently stretched more by being compared with earlier forms than by fetishizing a puristic notion of medium specificity.

Academic text (1999)
Her puristic approach to design means she only uses natural materials without any unnecessary embellishments.
Critics praised the film for its puristic portrayal of the historical event, avoiding dramatic interpretations and focusing on the facts.

Synonyms

puritanical

vspuristic

14 8.2

Disapproving of pleasure and very strict about moral behavior

focuses on purity ideal and opposes mixing in various fields

puritanic

vspuristic

9.9

Very strict about how people should behave for religious reasons

prefers strict purity and rejects mixing across morals, language, art, and design

traditionalistic

vspuristic

6.9

Being loyal to old customs and beliefs in religion and culture

prioritises strict purity and rejects blending with other styles or ideas

Antonyms

impure

2 4.2

Containing other unwanted substances so it is not clean

mixed

1 1.0

Made of different kinds of things, like roses and lilies

How Purist

fanatical

30 6.8

puritanical

14 8.2

puristic

8.8

tolerant

72 3.2

permissive

Jargon

14 4.9

Surface Forms

puristic positive

Morphology

puristic = purist (transparent) = purist + ic

Formed by adding the adjective-forming suffix '-ic' to 'purist', so the meaning ('relating to a purist or emphasizing purity') follows standard English derivation.

Etymology

Puristic comes from purist, which comes from pure, meaning 'clean' or 'unmixed'. So puristic describes a strict approach that wants things kept pure and refuses mixing or compromise.