purism

Plural: purisms

Noun

• Strict adherence to traditional correctness, especially in language or art.
• 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.

Examples

• His Scrabble PURISM meant he only used common words, never obscure ones.

Related Words

purist, puristic