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Primordial vs Eldritch - What's the difference?

primordial | eldritch |

As adjectives the difference between primordial and eldritch

is that primordial is first, earliest or original while eldritch is unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie.

As a noun primordial

is a first principle or element.

primordial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • first, earliest or original
  • * Sir W. Hamilton
    • the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
  • (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
    • a primordial''' leaf; a '''primordial cell
  • primeval

    • Derived terms

    * primordial black hole * primordial cell * primordial element * primordial fluctuations * primordial soup

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A first principle or element.

    • eldritch

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eldrich, elrich, elritch

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • unearthly, alien, supernatural, weird, spooky, eerie
  • * 1790 —
    • So Maggie runs, the witches follow,
    Wi' mony an eldritch skriech and hollo.
  • * 1850 — , ch VII
    • Pearl, in utter scorn of her mother's attempt to quiet her, gave an eldritch scream, and then became silent.
  • * 2003 — , ch 3
    • Between the new case, the Outfit hitter, and challenge, I wanted to make damn sure that I wasn't gonna get caught with my eldritch britches down again.