Puristic

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Emphasizing a strict commitment to traditional values and simplicity while avoiding any unnecessary complexities can define a particular approach or style
2. It denotes a tendency to uphold only the most essential elements, rejecting superfluous details in favor of clarity and tradition
3. Showing a strong preference for keeping things in their purest or most original state without alterations

Etymology: "Puristic" is a straightforward formation: the noun "purist" with the adjectival suffix "-ic" attached. "Purist" itself comes from "pure", and the "-ic" ending, which English took over from Latin "-icus" through Middle English, is the same suffix found in words like "heroic" or "public." Adding it turns the idea of a purist into a quality, so something described as puristic shows the stricter, purist attitude. The word's sense rests on "pure" in the older sense of unmixed or unadulterated. A purist, in that sense, is someone who keeps a thing free of additions or corruptions, whether that thing is a language, a style, or a set of rules. The suffix simply carries that attitude over to a description of a style, approach, or temperament.

Synonyms: idealistic, principled, orthodox, traditional, rigid

Antonyms: flexible, pragmatic, innovative, liberal, unorthodox