- adjectiveprimitive (adjective)
- relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something:"primitive mammals" · "a name corrupted from primitive German"
- relating to or denoting a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture characterized by simple social and economic organization:"primitive people"
- (of behavior, thought, or emotion) apparently originating in unconscious needs or desires and unaffected by objective reasoning:"the primitive responses we share with many animals"
- of or denoting a simple, direct style of art that deliberately rejects sophisticated artistic techniques:"the Fauves saw primitive art as a liberating force"
- having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience, or efficiency:"the accommodations at the camp were a bit primitive"
- not developed or derived from anything else:"the primitive material of the universe"
- linguisticsdenoting a word, base, or root from which another is historically derived.
- mathematics(of an algebraic or geometric expression) from which another is derived, or which is not itself derived from another.
- biology(of a part or structure) in the first or early stage of formation or growth; rudimentary. See also primitive streak
nounprimitive (noun) · primitives (plural noun)- a person belonging to a preliterate, nonindustrial society:"reports of travelers and missionaries described contemporary primitives"
- a pre-Renaissance painter.
- a modern painter who imitates the pre-Renaissance style.
- an artist employing a simple, naive style that deliberately rejects subtlety or conventional techniques:"the Catalan primitives"
- a painting by a primitive artist, or an object in a primitive style:"Santa Fe style antiques and Mexican primitives" · "Ohio primitives such as treenware utensils"
- linguisticsa word, base, or root from which another is historically derived.
- mathematicsan algebraic or geometric expression from which another is derived; a curve of which another is the polar or reciprocal.
- computinga simple operation or procedure of a limited set from which complex operations or procedures may be constructed, especially a simple geometric shape that may be generated in computer graphics by such an operation or procedure:"the program includes a complete set of drawing primitives"
Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘original, not derivative’): from Old French primitif, -ive, from Latin primitivus ‘first of its kind’, from primus ‘first’.Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something:
- relating to or denoting a preliterate, nonindustrial society or culture characterized by simple social and economic organization:
- of or denoting a simple, direct style of art that deliberately rejects sophisticated artistic techniques:
- having a quality or style that offers an extremely basic level of comfort, convenience, or efficiency:
- (of a part or structure) in the first or early stage of formation or growth; rudimentary. See alsoprimitive streak
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.Meaning of primitive in English primitive adjective uk / ˈprɪm.ɪ.tɪv / us / ˈprɪm.ə.t̬ɪv / Add to word list C1 relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/primitiveDefinition of primitive in Essential British English Dictionary primitive adjective uk / ˈprɪmɪtɪv/ Add to word list relating to a time long ago when people lived in a simple way without machines or a writing system:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/essential-bri…
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