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Refined vs Primitivist - What's the difference?

refined | primitivist |

As adjectives the difference between refined and primitivist

is that refined is showing or having good feelings or good taste while primitivist is exhibiting or practicing primitivism, the advocacy of primitive over refined forms.

As a verb refined

is past tense of refine.

As a noun primitivist is

a proponent of primitivism.

refined

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Showing or having good feelings or good taste.
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  • An absence of coarseness.
  • Not vulgar.
  • Without impurities.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (refine)
    • The raw petroleum was refined into kerosene.

    Anagrams

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    primitivist

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Exhibiting or practicing primitivism, the advocacy of primitive over refined forms
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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A proponent of primitivism.

    • Related terms

    *primitivism

    See also

    *(Primitivism)