Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
---|---|---|---|---|
primitiveness | Yes | No | No | No |
primitive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
primitiveness (noun) | primitive (noun) |
---|---|
a wild or unrefined state | 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 |
primitiveness (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 |