primeval

• Zu den frühesten Zeitaltern der Welt gehörend; uralt und urtümlich.

Relating to the earliest ages of the world; ancient and primitive.

1. Ancient or originalC1formal

   Relating to the earliest ages of the world; very ancient or primitive.

   Uralt oder urzeitlich

   • The primeval forest was untouched by human hands.
   • Scientists study primeval life forms to understand evolution.
   • The landscape had a primeval beauty, as if time had stood still.

   Synonymeaboriginalancientantiqueearlyoldenprehistoricprimalprimitiveprimordial

   Antonymecontemporarycurrentmodernnewrecent