primitive

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ /หˆprษชmษ™tษชv/ ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง /หˆprษชmษ™tษชv/
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adjective
R

relating to a simple society without modern industry

The tribe lived in a primitive society with no electricity or modern tools.

R

from an early stage of human or animal development

Primitive humans used stone tools for hunting.

R

very simple and old-fashioned, not convenient

The primitive road was rough and difficult to travel.

R

a basic instinct from early human life

Fear of darkness is a primitive instinct in many animals.

noun
R

an artist from before the Renaissance period

The museum displayed works by primitive artists from medieval times.

R

an artist who paints in a simple, childlike style

Her paintings have a primitive quality that appeals to many collectors.

translation

adj. relating to a simple society without modern industry; from an early stage of human or animal development; very simple and old-fashioned, not convenient; a basic instinct from early human life
n. an artist from before the Renaissance period; an artist who paints in a simple, childlike style

Word Forms

Plural primitives

Synonyms

primeval adj. ๅŽŸๅง‹็š„ unsophisticated adj. ็ผบไน็ป้ชŒ็š„, ็ฎ€ๅ•็š„ primordial adj. ๅŽŸๅง‹็š„, ๆ นๆœฌ็š„ primal adj. ๅŽŸๅง‹็š„ rudimentary adj. ๅŸบ็ก€็š„, ๆœชๅฎŒๅ…จๅ‘ๅฑ•็š„ barbarian n. ้‡Ž่›ฎไบบ, ็ฒ—้‡Ž็š„ไบบ immature adj. ่กŒไธบๅนผ็จš็š„, ๆœชๆˆ็†Ÿ็š„ prehistoric adj. ๅฒๅ‰็š„ savage adj. ๆฎ‹ๆšด็š„, ๅฐ–ๅˆป็š„, ๅŽŸๅง‹็š„ innocent adj. ๆ— ็ฝช็š„, ๆ— ่พœๅ—ๅฎณ็š„, ๅคฉ็œŸ็š„, ๆ— ๅฎณ็š„ simple adj. ็ฎ€ๅ•็š„, ๅŸบๆœฌ็š„, ็บฏ็ฒน็š„, ็ป“ๆž„็ฎ€ๅ•็š„, ๆ™ฎ้€š็š„, ่ฟŸ้’็š„, ็ฎ€ๅ•ๆ—ถๆ€ naive adj. ๅคฉ็œŸ็š„, ๅ•็บฏ็š„, ็จšๆ‹™็š„ ancient adj. ๅคไปฃ็š„, ๅค่€็š„, ๅคไบบ early adj. ๅˆๆœŸ, ๆๆ—ฉ, ๆ—ฉๆœŸ

Antonyms

cosmopolitan adj. ไธ–็•Œๆ€ง็š„, ่งๅคš่ฏ†ๅนฟ็š„, ้ๅธƒๅ…จ็ƒ็š„ experienced adj. ่ต„ๆทฑ, ็ป้ชŒไธฐๅฏŒ worldly adj. ไธ–ไฟ—็š„, ่€็ปƒ็š„ sophisticated adj. ็ฒพๅฏ†็š„, ไธ–ๆ•…็š„, ็ฒพ้€š็š„ complex adj. ๅคๆ‚็š„, ๅคๅˆ็š„ late adj. ่ฟŸๅˆฐ็š„, ๆ™šๆœŸ็š„, ๅ‚ๆ™š็š„, ๅทฒๆ•…็š„ advanced adj. ๅ…ˆ่ฟ›็š„, ้ซ˜็บง็š„, ๅ‘่พพ็š„ high adj. ้ซ˜็š„, ้ซ˜ๅบฆ, ้ซ˜ๆตทๆ‹”็š„, ่ถ…ๅธธ็š„, ไธฐๅฏŒ็š„, ้‡่ฆ็š„, ไปทๅ€ผ้ซ˜็š„, ๆฐดไฝ้ซ˜็š„, ้ซ˜ๅฐš็š„, ้ซ˜ๅบฆ่ฏ„ไปท็š„, ้ซ˜้Ÿณ็š„, ไธญๆœŸ็š„, ๅ˜่ดจ็š„, ไบขๅฅ‹็š„, ่ˆŒไฝ้ซ˜็š„

Similar Words

prohibitive adj. ไปทๆ ผ่ฟ‡้ซ˜็š„, ๆณ•ๅพ‹็ฆๆญข็š„, ๅฟ…่ƒœ็š„ partitive n. ้ƒจๅˆ†่ฏ primitively adv. ๅŽŸๅง‹ๅœฐ, ๆœฌ่ƒฝๅœฐ