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- Dictionaryprimitive/ˈprɪmɪtɪv/
adjective
- 1. relating to, denoting, or preserving the character of an early stage in the evolutionary or historical development of something: "primitive mammals" Similar Opposite
- 2. very basic or unsophisticated in terms of comfort, convenience, or efficiency: "the accommodation at the camp was a bit primitive" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. a person belonging to a preliterate, non-industrial society: "reports of travellers and missionaries described contemporary primitives"
- 2. a pre-Renaissance painter, or one who imitates the pre-Renaissance style.
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relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system: Primitive races colonized these islands 2,000 years ago. primitive man. The spiny anteater is a mammal, although a very primitive one.
The meaning of PRIMITIVE is not derived : original, primary. How to use primitive in a sentence.
If you describe something as primitive, you mean that it is very simple in style or very old-fashioned. The conditions are primitive by any standards. The primitive surgery of those days left him virtually deaf in one ear.
Primitive definition: being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world. See examples of PRIMITIVE used in a sentence.
being or occurring at an early stage of development. 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”
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.
primitive meaning, definition, what is primitive: belonging to a simple way of life that e...: Learn more.
Definition of primitive adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
very simple and old-fashioned, especially when something is also not convenient and comfortable synonym crude. The methods of communication used during the war were primitive by today's standards. The facilities on the campsite were very primitive. Transport remained very primitive.
Primitive definition: being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world. See examples of PRIMITIVE used in a sentence.
