noun🔗ShareAn original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.""Home" is a primitive word for the place where we live. "languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA member of a primitive society."Anthropologists study the customs and beliefs of the primitive to understand human origins. "culturesocietyhistorypersonarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA simple-minded person.""Don't be such a primitive; just because someone has different opinions doesn't mean they're wrong." "personcharactermindhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures."Integers and strings are primitive data types in most programming languages. "computingtechnicaltypeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language."The programming language's basic primitives are crucial for understanding how the program works. "technologycomputingelementtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed."The computer graphics program started with a few primitives like squares, circles, and lines, which I then combined to create a picture of a house. "mathcomputingfigureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative."The math teacher explained that the function f(x) = x² is a primitive of the function f'(x) = 2x. "mathfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first."primitive innocence;  the primitive church"timehistoryageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity."a primitive style of dress"timehistoryageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCrude, obsolete."primitive ideas"technologyhistoryarchaeologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived."a primitive verb"grammarlinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOccurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution."The tribe lived in primitive huts made of mud and straw. "historysciencearchaeologybiologycultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNot derived from another of the same type"My grandmother's sewing machine was a primitive model; it didn't have all the features of newer machines. "naturesciencehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMost recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of"The primitive of all the modern computer operating systems is a very basic system from the 1960s. "biologyscienceorganismhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
