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- pronunciation:
- prih
mih
tihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
having to do with an early stage or a condition that is not developed.
Primitive humans learned how to use fire.I have only a primitive understanding of how computers work.- antonyms:
- advanced
- similar words:
- beginning, early, elementary, first, immature, initial, original, primary
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definition 2: |
simple or not developed.
The holy man lived in a primitive house made of mud and grass.- synonyms:
- plain
- antonyms:
- advanced, civilized, sophisticated
- similar words:
- austere, crude, immature, natural, rude, simple
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related words: |
antique, rough |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
a human being of a primitive society.
- similar words:
- aborigine, barbarian, native, savage
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derivations: |
primitively (adv.), primitiveness (n.) |
Primitive comes from a Latin word that means "first or earliest of its kind."
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