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Primitive

noun
/ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/
Word Frequency: 19.1

Definitions

1.nounAn original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
2.nounA member of a primitive society.
3.nounA simple-minded person.
4.nounA data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
5.nounAny of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
6.nounA basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
7.nounA function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
8.adjectiveOf or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
"primitive innocence;   the primitive church"
9.adjectiveOf or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
"a primitive style of dress"
10.adjectiveCrude, obsolete.
"primitive ideas"
11.adjective(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
"a primitive verb"
12.adjectiveOccurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
13.adjectiveNot derived from another of the same type
14.adjectiveMost recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

Synonyms

radicalbackwardsimprimitiveproto-naturalprimaryearlysimplecrudeuntrainednoncivilizedrude

Antonyms

derivativederived

Rhymes With

limit of
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