rudimentary
rudimentary · more rudimentary · most rudimentary
світлий, легкий
рудиментарный, элементарный, зачаточный
grundlegend, elementar, rudimentär, bruchstückhaft
Of or relating to one or more rudimentsOf or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.
US/ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/
» Digital cameras aren't as good as rudimentary cameras.
Meaning
2 sensesOf or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.
рудимента́рныйrudimentárnyj
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.
His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.
rudimentär, elementar, grundlegend
зача́точныйzačátočnyj, рудимента́рныйrudimentárnyj, элемента́рныйelementárnyj
More definitions
- being in the earliest stages of development
- not fully developed in mature animals
- being or involving basic facts or principles
Examples
3 sentencesDigital cameras aren't as good as rudimentary cameras.
She has a rudimentary grasp of the Berber language.
Yanni's Berber is very rudimentary.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
of or relating to rudiments:
basic; minimal:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
basic; minimal:
Forms
more rudimentary, most rudimentary| Comparative | more rudimentary Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most rudimentary Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
47 synonymsmodestB2austereC2bareB1bargainA2basicA2cheapA2economyB1elementalB2elementaryA1essentialB1fundamentalB2lightA1plainB1pureB1
Close in meaning
- not fully developed in mature animals:vestigial
- being or involving basic facts or principles:fundamentalunderlying
Word family
4 related wordsRelatedrudiment
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form