early vs primitive

primitive vs early

early is not a noun while primitive is a noun.

early and primitive both are adjectives.

early is an adverb but primitive is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
early	No	Yes	No	Yes
primitive	Yes	Yes	No	No

early (noun)	primitive (noun)
	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

early (adjective)	primitive (adjective)
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time	used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies
of an early stage in the development of a language or literature	of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style
being or occurring at an early stage of development	little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type
belonging to the distant past	belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
very young
expected in the near future

early (adverb)	primitive (adverb)
before the usual time or the time expected
during an early stage
in good time

Difference between early and primitive

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