Definition of primitives

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  • primitives is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 17
  • primitives is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 17
  • primitives is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of primitives

  • a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. primitive person
  • of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style (adjective)

    Examples

    1. primitive art such as that by Grandma Moses is often colorful and striking

    Synonyms

    1. naive
  • little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type (adjective)

    Examples

    1. primitive mammals
    2. the okapi is a short-necked primitive cousin of the giraffe

    Synonyms

    1. archaic
  • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness (adjective)

    Examples

    1. primitive movies of the 1890s
    2. primitive living conditions in the Appalachian mountains

    Synonyms

    1. crude
    2. rude
  • a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived (noun)
  • a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms (noun)

    Examples

    1. `pick' is the primitive from which `picket' is derived
  • used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies (adjective)

    Examples

    1. primitive societies

See definition of primitives in Merriam Webster