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- in|ac|tiv|ism «ihn AK tuh vihz uhm», noun.lack of activism: »
inactivism in politics.
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per|spec|tiv|ism — «puhr SPEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. 1. Philosophy. the theory that everything is known only from particular perspectives. 2. the use of perspective in art or literature. –per|spec´tiv|ist, adjective, noun … Useful english dictionary
col|lec|tiv|ism — «kuh LEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. a political and economic system in which the means of production of goods and services and the distribution of wealth are controlled by the people as a group or by the government, for example a system such as… … Useful english dictionary
con|struc|tiv|ism — «kuhn STRUHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. a movement in modern art, originally in painting and later in sculpture and architecture, calling for the use of materials such as glass, wood, paper, and wire, instead of paints, crayons, and the like, and… … Useful english dictionary
de|tec|tiv|ism — «dih TEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. the work or activities of a detective: »a suspenseful piece of detectivism, literary detectivism … Useful english dictionary
e|mo|tiv|ism — «ih MOH tuh vihz uhm», noun. Ethics. the theory that moral statements express only our desires and emotions, and do not convey any knowledge or justify our preferences … Useful english dictionary
neg|a|tiv|ism — «NEHG uh tuh VIHZ uhm», noun. 1. a tendency to say or do the opposite of what is suggested. 2. Psychology. a type of behavior marked by resistance to suggestion. Passive negativism is the kind in which the individual fails to do what is expected … Useful english dictionary
ob|jec|tiv|ism — «uhb JEHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. 1. any doctrine or philosophy that holds that external or objective elements of perception are the only real or worthwhile things: »It is the radical utilitarianism of our age, the fruit of our scientific… … Useful english dictionary
pos|i|tiv|ism — «POZ uh tuh VIHZ uhm», noun. 1. a philosophical system founded by Auguste Comte, a French philosopher and sociologist, that deals only with positive facts and phenomena, rejecting abstract speculation. 2. a positive condition or quality;… … Useful english dictionary
prim|i|tiv|ism — «PRIHM uh tuh VIHZ uhm», noun. preference for the primitive, especially in art or religion: »Primitivism, for example, as illustrated by Picasso s concern with Negro art (Atlantic) … Useful english dictionary
re|duc|tiv|ism — «rih DUHK tuh vihz uhm», noun. = minimal art. (Cf. ↑minimal art) … Useful english dictionary
