primitive vs barbarian

barbarian vs primitive

primitive and barbarian both are nouns.

primitive and barbarian both are adjectives.

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

As nouns, barbarian is a hyponym of primitive; that is, barbarian is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than primitive:

primitive: a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization
barbarian: a member of an uncivilized people

Other hyponyms of primitive include Aryan, Indo-European, autochthon, Basket Maker, cave dweller, cave man, caveman, troglodyte, Heidelberg man, Homo heidelbergensis, ape-man, missing link, Mound Builder, Piltdown hoax, Piltdown man, savage, feral man, wild man.

primitive (noun)	barbarian (noun)
a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms	a member of an uncivilized people
a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived	a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

primitive (adjective)	barbarian (adjective)
used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies	without civilizing influences
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 primitive and barbarian

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