Meaning
3 senses(not comparable)Being the first in time or in history.
primal man
перви́чныйpervíčnyj, изнача́льныйiznačálʹnyj
(not comparable)Of greatest importance; primary.
(not comparable)Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.
- having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
- serving as an essential component
Examples
6 sentencesYou awaken primal urges in me.
There's a certain primal joy in building a fire.
Some politicians try to evoke the primal fear of everything foreign.
Appetite is one of humankind's three primal needs, alongside sleep and sexual desire.
Justice moved my high maker; divine power made me, the supreme wisdom and the primal love.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Probably partly from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus (“first”) + -ālis, and parProbably partly from Medieval Latin prīmālis, from Latin prīmus (“first”) + -ālis, and partly from prime + -al.
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Synonyms
9 synonyms- having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state:aboriginalprimevalprimaevalprimordial
- serving as an essential component:cardinalcentralfundamentalkey
Word family
9 related wordsSee also
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