primitive

Noun

1. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
2. A member of a primitive society.
3. A simple-minded person.
4. A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
5. Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
6. A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
7. A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.

Adj

1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
2. Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
3. Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
4. Crude, obsolete.
5. Original; primary; radical; not derived.
6. Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
7. Not derived from another of the same type
8. (dated) most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

Opposite of

derivative, derived

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɪmɪtɪv/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: primitif

In summary

From Middle English primitif, from Old French primitif, from Latin prīmitīvus (“first or earliest of its kind”), from prīmus (“first”); see prime. Doublet of primitivo.

Synonyms

primeval

primordial

primary

ancient

aboriginal

original

crude

archaic

uncivilized

pristine

backward

savage

first

1st

native

fundamental

aborigine

amateurish

antiderivative

barbaric

indefinite integral

inhabitant

naive

primal

raw

rude

primitive person

initial

initiatory

location

molecular

parachronistic

element

natural

nugget

old

🧓

old-fashioned

origin

early

originality

originative

out-of-date

out of fashion

patriarchal

previous

primaeval

sudimentary

developed

prime cost

clumsy

cell

Translations

primitif

primitivo

primitivo

primitivo

primitief

primitiv

πρωτόγονος

primitiu

primitive

prymitywny

primitiva

primitivus

primitiva

primitivum

ursprünglich

Sentences

Visitors have an option to camp on the beach in primitive campsites .