Primitive Meaning
There are 7 meaning(s) for word Primitive
Meaning 1 : a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
Synonyms : primitive person
Synonyms : primitive person
Meaning 2 : of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
Example : primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
Synonyms : naive
Example : primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking
Synonyms : naive
Meaning 3 : little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
Example : primitive mammals,the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
Synonyms : archaic
Example : primitive mammals,the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe
Synonyms : archaic
Meaning 4 : belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
Example : primitive movies of the 1890s,primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
Synonyms : crude, rude
Example : primitive movies of the 1890s,primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains
Synonyms : crude, rude
Meaning 5 : a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
Meaning 6 : a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
Example : `pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived
Example : `pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived
Meaning 7 : used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
Example : primitive societies
Example : primitive societies
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