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1. primitive

adjective. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

Rhymes with Primitive

  • alternative
  • captive
  • causative
  • causative
  • cognitive
  • collaborative
  • collaborative
  • collective
  • combative
  • commemorative
  • commemorative
  • communicative
  • comparative
  • conductive
  • congestive
  • connective
  • constructive
  • consultative
  • contemplative
  • contraceptive

How do you pronounce primitive?

Pronounce primitive as ˈprɪmɪtɪv.

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How do you spell primitive? Is it primative ?

A common misspelling of primitive is primative

2. primitive

adjective. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

3. primitive

adjective. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

4. primitive

noun. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms.

Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

6. primitive

noun. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)

7. primitive

adjective. ['ˈprɪmətɪv, ˈprɪmɪtɪv'] of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style.

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Etymology

  • primitif (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
  • primitivus (Latin)