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Quick definitions from WordNet (primitive)
▸ noun: a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms ("`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived")
▸ noun: a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
▸ noun: a person who belongs to early stage of civilization
▸ adjective: of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style ("Primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking")
▸ adjective: used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies ("Primitive societies")
▸ adjective: little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type ("Primitive mammals")
▸ adjective: belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness ("Primitive movies of the 1890s")
▸ Also see primitivity
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▸ noun: a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms ("`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived")
▸ noun: a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
▸ noun: a person who belongs to early stage of civilization
▸ adjective: of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style ("Primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking")
▸ adjective: used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies ("Primitive societies")
▸ adjective: little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type ("Primitive mammals")
▸ adjective: belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness ("Primitive movies of the 1890s")
▸ Also see primitivity
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to primitive
▸ Usage examples for primitive
▸ Idioms related to primitive (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing primitive
▸ Popular nouns described by primitive
▸ Words that often appear near primitive
▸ Rhymes of primitive
▸ Invented words related to primitive