Definition of Purist

1. Noun. Someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words).

Generic synonyms: Bookworm, Pedant, Scholastic
Derivative terms: Purism

Definition of Purist

1. n. One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the choice of language.

Definition of Purist

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to purism ¹

2. Noun. An advocate of purism ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Purist

1. one who practices purism [n -S] : PURISTIC [adj] - See also: purism

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purist

purine
purinergic
purinergic receptor
purinergic receptors
purinergically
purines
puring
purinic
purinoceptor
purinoreceptor
purinoreceptors
purins
puris
purism
purisms
purist (current term)
puristic
puristical
puristically
purists
puritanic
puritanical
puritanically
puritanisms
puritanize
puritanized
puritanizes
puritanizing
puritans

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