Meaning

9 senses
  1. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.

    Wortstamm & Stamm, Stammwort, Urwort

    примити́вprimitív

    a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived

  2. A member of a primitive society.

    первобы́тный челове́кpervobýtnyj čelovék

  3. Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.

  4. Natural or premodern environment or conditions; life lacking modern technology and society.

  5. A simple-minded person.

  6. A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.

    примити́вprimitív

  7. Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.

  8. A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.

  9. A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.

Examples

31 sentences
  1. This is a fairly primitive website.

    Це доволі примітивний веб-сайт.

    ruЭто довольно примитивный веб-сайт.

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  2. The primitive man was frightened at the sight of a savage beast.

    Первісна людина злякалася, побачивши дикого звіра.

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  3. He contends that primitive life once existed on Mars.

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  4. In primitive societies barter was used.

    ruВ примитивных культурах использовался бартер.

    deIn primitiven Gesellschaften wurde Tauschhandel betrieben.

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  5. Lancelets are the most primitive chordates.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
linguistics: word not derived from another:
member from a primitive society:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
linguistics: word not derived from another:

Origin

From Middle English primitif, from Old French primitif, from Latin prīmitīvus (“first or e

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.

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Forms

plural: primitives
Singularprimitive
Pluralprimitives

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
word:radicalB2primitive wordradical word
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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