primitive vs early

early vs primitive

primitive is a noun but early is not a noun.

primitive and early both are adjectives.

primitive is not an adverb while early is an adverb.

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

primitive (noun)	early (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

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

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

Difference between primitive and early

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