primal

Meaning

Adj

1. Being the first in time or in history.
2. Of greatest importance; primary.
3. Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.

Noun

A primal cut (of meat).

Verb

To take part in primal therapy.

Synonyms

primordial

fundamental

primeval

primary

aboriginal

cardinal

pristine

initial

original

prime

primaeval

key

🔑

central

essential

primitive

originally

originative

paramount

principal

rudimentary

run-of-the-mill

staple

underlying

vanilla

working

primary coil

nonalternative

basal

basic

chief

elementary

fiducial

foremost

grassroots

inceptive

initially

initiatory

leading

main

master

no-frills

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹaɪməl/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus (“first”).