primitive

primitive: primitive [prim′i tiv]

adj.

[ME primitif < MFr < L primitivus < primus, first: see PRIME]

1. of or existing in the beginning or the earliest times or ages; ancient; original

2.

a) characteristic or imitative of the earliest ages

b) crude, simple, rough, uncivilized, etc.

3. not derivative; primary; basic

4. Anthrop. of or having to do with a preliterate, generally isolated, culture with a relatively low level of technology

5. Biol.

a) designating or of an organism, organ, etc. at the starting point of its evolutionary development or very little evolved from early ancestral types

b) PRIMORDIAL (sense 3)

n.

1. a primitive person or thing

2.

a) an artist or a work of art of an early, esp. preliterate, culture

b) an artist or a work of art that shows ingenuousness and lack of formal training

3. Algebra Geom. a form from which another is derived

4. Gram. the form from which a certain word or other form has been derived; root; base

primitively

adv.

primitiveness

n.

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Synonyms:

Original, primeval, primal, primordial, aboriginal, prime, primary, pristine, first / Old-fashioned, quaint, simple, unsophisticated / Original, primary, radical, underived / Formal solemn, prim, grave

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Primitive — is a subjective label used to imply that one thing is less sophisticated or less advanced than some other thing. Being a comparative word it is also relative in nature.Indigenous peoples and their beliefs and practices are sometimes described as… … Wikipedia
Primitive — Prim i*tive, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.] 1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church. Our… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
primitive — ● primitive nom féminin Instruction élémentaire ou fonction de base utilisée dans un langage de programmation. Pour une fonction f définie sur un intervalle de R et à valeurs réelles ou complexes, fonction F qui est dérivable et telle que F′ = f … Encyclopédie Universelle
Primitive — Студийный альбом Soulfly Дата выпуска 26 сентября 2000 Записан The Saltmine Studio Oasis, Меса, Аризона Жанр … Википедия
primitive — c.1400, of a thing from which something is derived, not secondary (a sense now associated with primary), from O.Fr. primitif (fem. primitive), from L. primitivus first or earliest of its kind, from primitus at first, from primus first (see PRIME… … Etymology dictionary
primitive — [adj1] ancient, original archaic, basic, earliest, early, elementary, essential, first, fundamental, old, primal, primary, primeval, primordial, pristine, substratal, underivative, underived, underlying, undeveloped, unevolved; concept 799 Ant.… … New thesaurus
primitive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the earliest times in history or stages in development. 2) denoting a preliterate, non industrial society of simple organization. 3) offering an extremely basic level of comfort or convenience. 4) (of behaviour or… … English terms dictionary
Primitive — Prim i*tive, n. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; opposed to derivative. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
primitive — primitive. См. примитивный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
primitive — index brutal, elementary, incipient, obsolete, organic, original (initial), outdated, outmoded … Law dictionary

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