primitiveness (noun)

См. также в других словарях:

• primitiveness — primitive ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the earliest times in history or stages in development. 2) denoting a preliterate, non industrial society of simple organization. 3) offering an extremely basic level of comfort or convenience. 4) (of… …   English terms dictionary

• primitiveness — noun see primitive I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• primitiveness — noun The quality or state of being primitive. See Also: primitive, primitively …   Wiktionary

• primitiveness — noun a wild or unrefined state • Syn: ↑crudeness, ↑crudity, ↑primitivism, ↑rudeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rude (for: ↑rudeness), ↑prim …   Useful english dictionary

• primitive — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English primitif, from Latin primitivus first formed, from primitiae first fruits, from primus first more at prime Date: 14th century 1. a. not derived ; original, primary b. assumed as a basis; especially …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• primitive — adjective 1》 relating to or denoting the earliest times in history or stages in evolution or development.     ↘of or denoting a preliterate, non industrial society of simple organization.     ↘Biology undeveloped; rudimentary. 2》 offering an… …   English new terms dictionary

• primitive — 1 adjective 1 belonging to a society that has a very simple way of life, without modern industries and machines: primitive tools made from stones and animal bones | primitive art 2 belonging to an early stage of the development of humans, or of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• primitive — /ˈprɪmətɪv / (say primuhtiv) adjective 1. being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life. 2. early in the history of the world or of humankind. 3. characteristic of early… …  

• primitive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the earliest times in history or stages in development. 2) denoting a preliterate, non industrial society of simple organization. 3) offering an extremely basic level of comfort or convenience. 4) (of behaviour or… …   English terms dictionary

• primitively — primitive ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to the earliest times in history or stages in development. 2) denoting a preliterate, non industrial society of simple organization. 3) offering an extremely basic level of comfort or convenience. 4) (of… …   English terms dictionary

• crudeness — noun 1. a wild or unrefined state • Syn: ↑crudity, ↑primitiveness, ↑primitivism, ↑rudeness • Derivationally related forms: ↑rude (for: ↑rudeness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary