primitive

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P0559600 (prĭm′ĭ-tĭv)adj.1. a. Of or relating to an early or original stage or state; primeval: life in the primitive ocean.b. Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution: fossils of primitive angiosperms from the Cretaceous Period.c. Having developed early in the evolutionary history of a group: Hair is a primitive trait of mammals.d. Regarded as having changed little in evolutionary history. Not in scientific use: The coelacanth is a primitive fish.2. Characterized by simplicity or crudity; unsophisticated: primitive weapons.3. Of or relating to a nonindustrial, often tribal culture, especially one that is characterized by an absence of literacy and a low level of economic or technological complexity: primitive societies.4. Not derived from something else; primary or basic: "Conscious perception is ... the most primitive form of judgment" (Alfred North Whitehead).5. Linguistics a. Serving as the basis for derived or inflected forms: Pick is the primitive word from which picket is derived.b. Being a protolanguage: primitive Germanic.6. Not resulting from conscious thought or deliberation; unconscious or instinctual: primitive passions.7. a. Of or created by an artist without formal training; simple or naive in style.b. Of or relating to late medieval or pre-Renaissance European painters or sculptors.n.1. A person belonging to a nonindustrial, often tribal society, especially a society characterized by a low level of economic or technological complexity.2. Derogatory An unsophisticated or unintelligent person.3. One that is at a low or early stage of development.4. a. One belonging to an early stage in the development of an artistic trend, especially a painter of the pre-Renaissance period.b. An artist having or affecting a simple, direct, unschooled style, as of painting.c. A work of art created by a primitive artist.5. Linguistics a. A word or word element from which another word is derived by morphological or historical processes or from which inflected forms are derived.b. A basic and indivisible unit of linguistic analysis. Also called prime.6. Mathematics An algebraic or geometric expression from which another expression is derived.7. Computers A basic or fundamental unit of machine instruction or translation.

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[Middle English, from Old French primitif, primitive, from Latin prīmitīvus, from prīmitus, at first, from prīmus, first; see per in Indo-European roots.]

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prim′i·tive·ly adv.prim′i·tive·ness, prim′i·tiv′i·ty n.

primitive

(ˈprɪmɪtɪv) adj1. of or belonging to the first or beginning; original2. characteristic of an early state, esp in being crude or uncivilized: a primitive dwelling. 3. (Anthropology & Ethnology) anthropol denoting or relating to a preliterate and nonindustrial social system4. (Biology) biology a. of, relating to, or resembling an early stage in the evolutionary development of a particular group of organisms: primitive amphibians. b. another word for primordial³5. (Art Terms) showing the characteristics of primitive painters; untrained, childlike, or naive6. (Geological Science) geology pertaining to magmas that have experienced only small degrees of fractional crystallization or crystal contamination7. (Geological Science) obsolete of, relating to, or denoting rocks formed in or before the Palaeozoic era8. (Linguistics) obsolete denoting a word from which another word is derived, as for example hope, from which hopeless is derived9. (Theology) Protestant theol of, relating to, or associated with a minority group that breaks away from a sect, denomination, or Church in order to return to what is regarded as the original simplicity of the Gospelsn10. a primitive person or thing11. (Art Terms) a. an artist whose work does not conform to traditional, academic, or avant-garde standards of Western painting, such as a painter from an African or Oceanic civilizationb. a painter of the pre-Renaissance era in European paintingc. a painter of any era whose work appears childlike or untrained. Also called (for senses 11a, 11c): naive 12. (Art Terms) a work by such an artist13. (Linguistics) a word or concept from which another word or concept is derived14. (Mathematics) maths a curve, function, or other form from which another is derived[C14: from Latin prīmitīvus earliest of its kind, primitive, from prīmus first] ˈprimitively adv ˈprimitiveness n

prim•i•tive

(ˈprɪm ɪ tɪv)

adj. 1. being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, esp. in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life. 2. early in the history of the world or of humankind. 3. characteristic of early ages or of an early state of human development: primitive toolmaking. 4. Anthropol. a. of or indicating a people or society organized in bands or tribes and having a simple economy and technology. b. (no longer in technical use) of or indicating a preliterate people having cultural or physical similarities with their early ancestors. 5. unaffected or little affected by civilizing influences; uncivilized; savage: primitive passions. 6. of an early or the earliest period. 7. old-fashioned: primitive notions of style. 8. simple or crude: primitive equipment; primitive housing. 9. a. of or pertaining to a form from which a word or other linguistic form is derived; not derivative. b. of or pertaining to a protolanguage. 10. primary, as distinguished from secondary. 11. Biol. a. rudimentary; primordial. b. noting species, varieties, etc., only slightly evolved from early antecedent types. c. of early formation and temporary, as a part that subsequently disappears. n. 12. someone or something primitive. 13. a. an artist of a preliterate culture. b. a naive or unschooled artist. c. an artist belonging to the early stage in the development of a style. d. a work of art by a primitive artist. 14. a geometric or algebraic form or expression from which another is derived. 15. a form from which a given word or other linguistic form has been derived by morphological or historical processes, as take in undertake. [1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin prīmitīvus the first to form, early, derivative of prīmit(iae) first fruits, derivative of prīmus first] prim′i•tive•ly, adv. prim′i•tive•ness, prim`i•tiv′i•ty, n.

prim·i·tive

(prĭm′ĭ-tĭv)1. Relating to an early or original stage: a primitive form of life.2. Having evolved very little from an early type. Lampreys and sturgeon are primitive fishes.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	primitive - a person who belongs to an early stage of civilizationprimitive personindividual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"Indo-European, Aryan - a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo Europeanautochthon - the earliest known inhabitants of a regionBasket Maker - early Amerindians related to the Pueblo; known for skill in making basketscave dweller, cave man, caveman, troglodyte - someone who lives in a caveHeidelberg man, Homo heidelbergensis - a type of primitive man who lived in Europeape-man, missing link - hypothetical organism formerly thought to be intermediate between apes and human beingsMound Builder - prehistoric Amerindians who built altar moundsPiltdown hoax, Piltdown man - a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoaxbarbarian, savage - a member of an uncivilized peopleferal man, wild man - a person who is not socialized
	2.	primitive - a mathematical expression from which another expression is derivedformula, expression - a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
	3.	primitive - a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived"word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
Adj.	1.	primitive - belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; "the crude weapons and rude agricultural implements of early man"; "primitive movies of the 1890s"; "primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains"crude, rudeearly - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
	2.	primitive - little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; "archaic forms of life"; "primitive mammals"; "the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe"archaicearly - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
	3.	primitive - used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies; "primitive societies"anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beingsnoncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development
	4.	primitive - 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"naivebeaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of artuntrained - not disciplined or conditioned or made adept by training; "an untrained voice"; "untrained troops"; "young minds untrained in the habit of concentration"

primitive

adjective1. uncivilized, savage, barbarian, barbaric, undeveloped, uncultivated studies of primitive societies
uncivilized developed, civilized2. early, first, earliest, original, primary, elementary, pristine, primordial, primeval primitive birds from the dinosaur era
early later, modern, advanced3. simple, naive, childlike, untrained, undeveloped, unsophisticated, untutored primitive art
simple trained, developed, adult, mature, sophisticated, tutored4. crude, simple, rough, rude, rudimentary, unrefined primitive tools
crude elaborate, refined

primitive

adjective1. Not derived from something else:original, primary, prime.2. Of or being an irreducible element:basic, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, ultimate, underlying.3. Of, existing, or occurring in a distant period:ancient, antediluvian, early.4. Exhibiting lack of education or knowledge:backward, benighted, ignorant, unenlightened.5. Lacking expert, careful craftsmanship:crude, raw, rough, rude, unpolished.6. Of or relating to early stages in the evolution of human culture:primeval.7. Not civilized:barbarian, barbaric, barbarous, rude, savage, uncivilized, uncultivated, uncultured, wild.Archaic: uncivil.

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primitive

(ˈprimətiv) adjective1. belonging to the earliest times. primitive stone tools. 原始的 原始的2. simple or rough. He made a primitive boat out of some pieces of wood. 簡單的 简单的

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