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Piltdown hoax vs primitive

primitive vs Piltdown hoax

Piltdown hoax and primitive both are nouns.

Piltdown hoax is not an adjective while primitive is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Piltdown hoax Yes No No No
primitive Yes Yes No No
As nouns, primitive is a hypernym of Piltdown hoax; that is, primitive is a word with a broader meaning than Piltdown hoax:
  • Piltdown hoax: a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax
  • primitive: a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
Other hypernyms of Piltdown hoax include primitive person.
Piltdown hoax (noun) primitive (noun)
a supposedly primitive man later proven to be a hoax a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
Piltdown hoax (adjective) primitive (adjective)
used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
Difference between Piltdown hoax and primitive

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