primitive

• Aus einer frühen Entwicklungsstufe stammend; einfach, grundlegend oder unentwickelt.

Relating to an early stage of development; simple, basic, or unsophisticated.

1. Early stage of developmentB1formal

   Relating to the earliest or original stage of something, especially human society or technology.

   Primitiv

   • Primitive tools were made from stone and wood.
   • The tribe lived in primitive conditions without electricity.
   • Primitive art often depicts scenes of hunting and daily life.

   Synonymeancientarchaicearlyoriginalprimalprimevalprimordial

   Antonymeadvanceddevelopedmodernsophisticated

2. Simple or basicB1formal

   Very simple, basic, or unsophisticated in design or function.

   Primitiv

   • The shelter was primitive, consisting of only a few branches.
   • His cooking skills are primitive at best.
   • The primitive computer had very limited memory.

   Synonymebasiccrudeelementaryrudimentarysimpleunsophisticated

   Antonymeadvancedcomplexdevelopedmodernsophisticated

3. Instinctive or primalB2formal

   Relating to basic, instinctive, or primal behaviors or emotions.

   Instinktiv

   • He felt a primitive urge to run away from danger.
   • The fear was a primitive response to the unknown.
   • Primitive instincts often drive survival behavior.

   Synonymeanimalelementalgutinnateinstinctiveprimalprimevalprimordialrawvisceral

   Antonymeadvancedcivilizedrefinedsophisticated

• Substantiv, das eine frühe, grundlegende oder unentwickelte Form von etwas bezeichnet oder einen Menschen, der einer vorindustriellen Gesellschaft angehört.

A noun referring to an early, basic, or undeveloped form of something, or a person belonging to a pre-industrial society.

1. Early human or ancestorB2formal

   A person belonging to an early stage of human development or a prehistoric society.

   Frühmensch

   • The cave paintings were created by primitives thousands of years ago.
   • Anthropologists study the tools used by primitives.
   • Primitives lived in small hunter-gatherer groups.

   Synonymeancestorcave dwellercavemanhominid

   Antonymecivilizedcontemporarymodern

2. Simple or basic thingB2formal

   Something that is basic, unsophisticated, or from an early stage of development.

   Primitiv

   • The early computer was a primitive compared to modern devices.
   • This wooden plow is a primitive of agricultural technology.
   • The artist's early works are considered primitives of the style.

   Synonymebasicessentialfundamentaloriginalrudiment

   Antonymeadvancedcomplexdevelopedsophisticated