pseudotraditionalism
Definitions
Something which appears to be traditionalism (adherence to traditional views or practices), but is not.
Examples
“More important, as even a brief overview of his impressive oeuvre would immediately reveal⟳, he promoted an extraordinary variety of architecture and a versatility in modes of design⟳ that encompass high modernism with direct⟳ functionalism, art nouveau and art deco, Nordic romanticism, neo-brutalism, pseudotraditionalism, and traditional Japanese residential and teahouse architectures.”
“Every few decades, it seems, America is fated to endure a new spasm of pseudotraditionalism, with women encouraged to seek⟳ shelter⟳ from a brutal world in homemaking.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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