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Primitive vs Antient - What's the difference?

primitive | antient |

As nouns the difference between primitive and antient

is that primitive is an original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to (derivative) while antient is .

As adjectives the difference between primitive and antient

is that primitive is of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first while antient is .

primitive

English

(wikipedia primitive)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to (derivative).
  • A member of a primitive society.
  • A simple-minded person.
  • (computing, programming) A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
  • A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.
  • (mathematics) A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.

    • Related terms

    * multiprimitive * prime

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
  • Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=4 citation , passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.}}
  • (rfc-sense) Crude, obsolete.
  • (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
  • (biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.

    • Derived terms

    * primitiveness

    Synonyms

    * backwards

    antient

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • * 1673 , :
    • I did but prompt the age to quit their cloggs
    By the known rules of antient libertie,
    When strait a barbarous noise environs me
    Of Owles and Cuckoes, Asses, Apes and Doggs
  • * {{quote-book
    • , author = Dawes, Manasseh & Jones, Sir William , title = , year = 1785 , page = 10 , passage = The trial by jury, your Lordship knows, is so antient a privilege belonging to mankind, that its origin cannot properly be traced. }}
  • *{{quote-journal
    • , year = 1906 , journal = The Athenaeum , url = http://books.google.ie/books?ei=2jnRUc-AIeGK7Ab5zoGYCw&id=RCM5AQAAIAAJ&dq=Antient+Concert+Rooms&q=%22Antient+Concert+Rooms%22 , page = 745 , passage = The choral and orchestral concerts at the Antient Concert Rooms were of more than usual interest. }}