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primitive
  1. (linguistics) An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
  2. A member of a primitive society.
  3. A simple-minded person.
  4. (computing) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
  5. (computing) Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
  6. A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
  7. (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.
  8. Synonyms:
primitivism
  1. The state or quality of being primitive.
  2. The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization.
  3. Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Peter Gabriel's world sound intensifies the atmosphere of generic primitivism, although bowls and other props identify the setting as Africa.”
      “The contrast here between Rembrandt's tender humanity and Picasso's gross primitivism is striking.”
      “This attitude also led to the Negrophile movements in Paris which used signs and objects of fetishism and primitivism to imply modernity.”
primitivization
  1. The act of reducing something to a primitive state, allowing development, or regressing to an immature state.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The imperialist power practiced primitivization on its colonial possessions.”
primitivity
  1. The state of being primitive; primitiveness.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “No significant between-group differences were found for anxiety, cognitive disturbance, primitivity, and recall.”
      “He no longer confronted the primitivity of the drives with the excessive rigor of civilization.”
      “The purpose of it came to bear in making this feature, where talking, movement, primitivity, some slickness, and a recognition of the power of music all had to play big.”
primitiveness
  1. The quality or state of being primitive.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The primitiveness of the stone tools found at the archaeological site indicated a civilization that existed in a time long before modern advancements.”
      “Although the primitiveness of their cooking methods showcased their lack of refinement, their dishes were still delicious.”
      “It is now the curative for all the world's ills from war, to poverty, to cultural primitiveness.”
primitivist
  1. A proponent of primitivism.
primitivizations
  1. plural of primitivization
primitivenesses
primitivisms
primitivists
  1. plural of primitivist
primitivities
primitives
  1. plural of primitive
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It is no wonder that so much of the world looks upon Americans as self-absorbed primitives.”
      “In an earlier time, we would have said that such people were primitives, uncivilized.”
      “The concept belief would require an even more complex conglomeration of primitives.”
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