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featurism

featurism noun: a form of architectural design based around certain accentuated features.

Noun

featurism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) A form of architectural design based around certain accentuated features.

Origin of featurism

From feature + -ism, coined by Australian architect Robin Boyd in his book The Australian Ugliness (1960).

Questions about featurism

What does featurism mean?
Featurism means a form of architectural design based around certain accentuated features.
What part of speech is featurism?
Featurism is a noun.

Words near featurism in the dictionary

  1. featuretypes
  2. featurewise
  3. featuring
  4. featurings
  5. featurish
  6. featurism
  7. featuritis
  8. featurization
  9. featurizations
  10. featurize
  11. featurized

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