The meaning of Primitive

adjective

Inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists; indigenous.

Usage examples:

The aboriginal populations in southeast asia

noun

An aboriginal inhabitant of a place.

Usage examples:

Using the aboriginals' own oral histories, the developer proved that the site had been designated s…

adjective

Having lived or existed in a place since the earliest known time

Usage examples:

The exhibit was of aboriginal plants of this area.

adjective

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.

Usage examples:

The ancient civilizations of the mediterranean

noun

An old man.

Usage examples:

A solitary ancient in a tweed jacket

noun

A standard, flag, or ensign.

Usage examples:

The ancient was a banner bearing an heraldic device, the token of ancient or noble descent, borne b…

adjective

Of or belonging to the time before the biblical flood.

Usage examples:

Gigantic bones of antediluvian animals

noun

A collectable object such as a piece of furniture or work of art that has a high value because of its age and quality.

Usage examples:

Pauline loves collecting antiques

adjective

Having a high value because of age and quality.

Usage examples:

An antique clock

verb

Make (something) resemble an antique by artificial means.

Usage examples:

Sanding will change the lustre of the sanded spot, especially if the finish has been antiqued

adjective

Very old or old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

Prisons are run on archaic methods

adjective

Designating a theory or belief that a particular people, race, etc., are indigenous to a certain place.

adjective

Indigenous; = "autochthonous".

adjective

(of an inhabitant of a place) indigenous rather than descended from migrants or colonists.

Usage examples:

However, on his creative path around the north of the island he discovered several autochthonous be…

adjective

Forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental.

Usage examples:

Certain basic rules must be obeyed

noun

The essential facts or principles of a subject or skill.

Usage examples:

I learnt the basics of programming on a course

noun

A simple high-level computer programming language that uses familiar english words, designed for beginners and formerly used widely.

Usage examples:

You could write your own software in the basic programming language

adjective

In a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.

Usage examples:

Crude oil

noun

Offensively coarse or rude, especially in relation to sexual matters.

Usage examples:

A crude joke

noun

Natural mineral oil.

Usage examples:

The ship was carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude

adjective

Happening or done before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

We ate an early lunch

adverb

Before the usual or expected time.

Usage examples:

I was planning to finish work early today

noun

Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.

Usage examples:

The versatile early potato solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct seas…

adjective

Relating to the basic elements of a subject.

Usage examples:

An elementary astronomy course

adjective

Simple or easy; basic

Usage examples:

I’m taking a course in elementary russian., the elementary charge (= the electrical charge in the n…

Preceding all others in time or space or degree

ordinal number

Coming before all others in time or order; earliest; 1st.

Usage examples:

His first wife

ordinal number

Foremost in position, rank, or importance.

Usage examples:

The doctor's first duty is to respect this right

adjective

Originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Usage examples:

The indigenous peoples of siberia

adjective

Existing naturally or having always lived in a place; native

Usage examples:

The navajos are among the indigenous people of north america., are there any species of frog indige…

adjective

Operating or happening in the local area, not in other countries

Usage examples:

Indigenous firms, the most profitable indigenous business is cocoa growing., indigenous tourism

adjective

Less high in position.

Usage examples:

The lower levels of the building

adverb

Denoting an older (and hence usually deeper) part of a stratigraphic division or archaeological deposit or the period in which it was formed or deposited.

Usage examples:

Lower cretaceous

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

Usage examples:

He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

adjective

Acting as an interim and temporary measure.

Usage examples:

Arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed

noun

A temporary substitute or device.

Usage examples:

We're looking at a matchup between makeshifts on saturday.

adjective

No longer produced or used; out of date.

Usage examples:

The disposal of old and obsolete machinery

verb

Cause (a product or idea) to become obsolete by replacing it with something new.

Usage examples:

We're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs

adjective

No longer used or needed, usually because something newer and better has replaced it

Usage examples:

Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.

adjective

Not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past

Usage examples:

Old-fashioned clothes/ideas/music, she’s old-fashioned (= her views are typical of the past, not th…

adjective

Present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest.

Usage examples:

The original owner of the house

noun

The earliest form of something, from which copies may be made.

Usage examples:

The portrait may be a copy of the original

noun

The first one made and not a copy

Usage examples:

Send a copy of your receipt, but keep the original., the original plans have been changed., our tea…

adjective

Relating to or denoting the period before written records.

Usage examples:

Prehistoric man

adjective

Happening in the period of human history before there were written records

Usage examples:

Painting originated in prehistoric times with murals drawn on cave walls.

adjective

Relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval.

Usage examples:

Primal hunting societies

adjective

Characteristic of the earliest time in the existence of a person or thing; basic

Usage examples:

The appeal of music is primal.

adjective

Of chief importance; principal.

Usage examples:

The government's primary aim is to see significant reductions in unemployment

noun

(in the us) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.

Usage examples:

These two republicans should win their primaries easily

verb

Former term for palaeozoic.

adjective

Of the earliest time in history.

Usage examples:

Mile after mile of primeval forest

adjective

Existing at or from a very early time; ancient

Usage examples:

Primeval forests

adjective

That is generated or produced first; belonging to the earliest stage of existence; original, primitive, primary.

adjective

Designating or relating to a species or variety regarded as an evolutionary ancestor of a related modern form.

adjective

Existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.

Usage examples:

The primordial oceans

adjective

Existing at or since the beginning of the world or the universe

Usage examples:

Primordial gases

adjective

Having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level.

Usage examples:

They had to carry the victim across the rough, stony ground

adverb

In a manner that lacks gentleness; harshly or violently.

Usage examples:

Treat 'em rough but treat 'em fair

noun

A disreputable and violent person.

Usage examples:

The rear of the column was attacked by roughs

adjective

Looking not finished or not smooth

Usage examples:

The students sang on a rough-hewn stage., the hero in the film is a rough-hewn detective.

adjective

Offensively impolite or bad-mannered.

Usage examples:

She had been rude to her boss

adjective

Behaving in a way that hurts other people’s feelings; not polite

Usage examples:

I apologized for ted’s rude behavior., i thought it was rude of him not to introduce me., i’ve live…

adjective

Involving or limited to basic principles.

Usage examples:

He received a rudimentary education

adjective

Only basic, and not deep or detailed

Usage examples:

She has only a rudimentary grasp of the language.

adjective

Easily understood or done; presenting no difficulty.

Usage examples:

A simple solution

noun

A medicinal herb, or a medicine made from one.

Usage examples:

The gatherers of simples

exclamation

Of very low intelligence.

adjective

Not having been developed.

Usage examples:

Undeveloped coal reserves

adjective

(of a place or land) not built on or used for farming

adjective

Not developed, used, or advanced

Usage examples:

Rhum is the uk's largest undeveloped gas field., this ailment is common in undeveloped countries wi…

adjective

Not processed to remove impurities or unwanted elements.

Usage examples:

Unrefined sugar

adjective

In a natural state, without having been through a chemical or industrial process to remove unwanted parts; not refined

Usage examples:

Unrefined sugar

adjective

Lacking refined worldly knowledge or tastes.

Usage examples:

An unsophisticated young man

adjective

Not complicated, not educated, or without a good understanding of culture

Usage examples:

He’s an unsophisticated man, but he has been very successful in business.