Primitive
11primitive — index brutal, elementary, incipient, obsolete, organic, original (initial), outdated, outmoded …
12primitive — *primary, primal, primordial, pristine, primeval, prime Analogous words: *fundamental, basic, radical: elemental, *elementary: aboriginal, *native …
13primitive — 01. Studies of so called [primitive] tribes in South America have found they generally have a very sophisticated social system. 02. The [primitive] tribes of the area were quickly overpowered by the European armies. 03. The people of that region… …
14Primitive — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Primitif.  Ne pas confondre avec la notion de fonction primitive en informatique. En mathématiques, une primitive (ou, rarement, antidérivée – de l anglais antiderivative) d une fonction f d une …
15primitive — prim|i|tive1 [ˈprımıtıv] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(way of life)¦ 2¦(not modern)¦ 3¦(animals/plants)¦ 4¦(feelings)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: primitivus, from primus; PRIME1] 1.) ¦(WAY OF LIFE)¦ belonging to a simple way of life that existed …
16primitive — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English primitif, from Latin primitivus first formed, from primitiae first fruits, from primus first more at prime Date: 14th century 1. a. not derived ; original, primary b. assumed as a basis; especially …
17primitive — prim|i|tive1 [ prımətıv ] adjective ** 1. ) at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology: a primitive society/tribe a ) relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants: primitive man/life… …
18primitive — [[t]prɪ̱mɪtɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Primitive means belonging to a society in which people live in a very simple way, usually without industries or a writing system. ...studies of primitive societies. ...primitive tribes. 2) ADJ GRADED… …
19primitive — I UK [ˈprɪmətɪv] / US adjective ** 1) a) at a very simple stage of development, before modern technology a primitive society/tribe b) relating to a very early stage in the development of humans, animals, or plants primitive man/life primitive… …
20primitive — primitively, adv. primitiveness, primitivity, n. /prim i tiv/, adj. 1. being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, esp. in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life. 2. early in the history of the world or of humankind. 3.… …
