primitive
IPA: prˈɪmʌtɪv
noun
- (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
- A member of a primitive society.
- A simple-minded person.
- (programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
- (programming) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
- A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
- (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
- Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
- Relating to an art style characterized by asymmetrical shapes and faded colors.
- Crude, obsolete.
- (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
- (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
- (mathematics) Not derived from another of the same type
- (linguistics, dated) most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of
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Examples of "primitive" in Sentences
- The primitive source is indispensable.
- The conditions were raw and primitive.
- Primitive people used to hunt animals for living.
- The Olenillina are one of the most primitive tribes.
- This then alters the composition of the primitive magma.
- This largesse notwithstanding, conditions were primitive.
- The citation format is admittedly primitive for the present.
- The component portion for the unidirectional primitive is mandatory.
- As with other Euglenozoa, the primitive mode of nutrition is phagocytosis.
- The popular view of Celtic society is that it was primitive and uncivilized.