Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
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"
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"
being or resembling a force of nature; "elemental violence"; "primitive passions"
not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"; "seeks excellence at its primitive source--nature"- John Dewey
(anthropology; of societies) preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial; "primitive societies"
(mathematics) being an algebraic or geometric expression from which another expression is derived
(linguistics) serving as the basis for derived or inflected forms; "`pick' is the primitive word from which `picket' is derived"
(fine arts) 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"
a person who belongs to early stage of civilization
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; "`pick'' is the primitive from which `picket'' is derived"
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies; "primitive societies"
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 mo
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"
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
