Primitive vs Primitivism - What's the difference?
primitive | primitivism |
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.
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 (rfc-sense) Crude, obsolete.
(grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.
(biology) Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.
The state or quality of being primitive
The opinion that life was better or more moral among primitive peoples, or among children, and has deteriorated with civilization
Any of a group of related styles in the arts, influenced by a belief in the superiority of primitive forms
*{{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 18, author=Ben Rayner, title=Ben Rayner's reasons to live, work=Toronto Star
, passage=Exuberant in its primitivism , High Kicks has a joyous, slightly naive spark that sometimes evokes the sort of tuneful messes to which Calvin Johnson's name is often attached. }}
As nouns the difference between primitive and primitivism
is that primitive is an original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to (derivative) while primitivism is the state or quality of being primitive.As an adjective primitive
is of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.primitive
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(wikipedia primitive)Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)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.}}
Derived terms
* primitivenessSynonyms
* backwardsprimitivism
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