āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
primitive
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primitive
01
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨
characteristic of an early stage of human or animal evolution
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Fossils of primitive animals give insight into Earth's early history.
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻļā§āĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨
related or belonging to a society or way of life without modern industry, etc.
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The explorers were fascinated by the primitive customs they encountered on the island.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĒā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛
basic and simple, lacking modern features or advancements
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The primitive cooking methods involved roasting food over an open flame.
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛
(of an art style) simple and naive, intentionally avoiding refined techniques
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Primitive art often focuses on emotional expression rather than technical precision.
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻ
āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ
(of behavior or feelings) instinctual, originating from unconscious needs or desires
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The fight-or-flight reaction is a primitive instinct shared by humans and animals.
āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻŦāĻž āĻĒāĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻšāĻ˛ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖāĨ¤
Primitive
01
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻŽā§āĻ˛
a base word or root from which other words are historically derived or formed
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Linguists study primitives to trace the evolution of languages.
āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¸ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
an algebraic or geometric expression or curve from which a related expression, like a polar or reciprocal, is derived
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In this geometric study, the primitive curve was used to calculate its reciprocal.
āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŦāĻā§āĻ°āĻ°ā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšā§āĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇ
a person who belongs to an early or undeveloped society
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cave paintings were believed to be created by primitives living thousands of years ago.
āĻā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻˇāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛
an artist who creates artwork that is simple and unrefined, often resembling the style of a child's drawings
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
As a primitive, the artist favored bold lines and bright colors over realistic details.
āĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§, āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻŽāĻ¤ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻ¸ā§ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ°āĻ āĻĒāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
4.1
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ
a work of art that displays a simple, unrefined style, with basic forms and minimal detail
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
This primitive captures the essence of the subject with simple lines and bright colors.
āĻāĻ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻšāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ°āĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻŽā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻāĻļ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ, āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§
an artist from the period before the Renaissance, characterized by a simpler, more symbolic style
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Primitives focused on religious themes with less emphasis on realism and perspective.
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŦāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āĻˇā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻŖā§āĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
5.1
āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ
an example of artwork from the period before the Renaissance, often characterized by its symbolic, flat style and lack of perspective
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
This primitive shows the stylistic simplicity common before the Renaissance.
āĻāĻ āĻāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻ°ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ° āĻāĻā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻŖ āĻļā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¤ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
primitively
primitiveness
primitive
prime
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
