Excessivism
//ɪkˈsɛsɪvɪzəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An art movement that expresses itself through various forms. It refers to the contemporary consumer's urge to go beyond what is needed and beyond one's means when acquiring material goods. The works, based on excessive tendencies, are a commentary in and of themselves on materialism. capitalized, often, uncountable
Etymology
From excessive + -ism.
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