primordial

• Décrit ce qui existe depuis le début des temps ou aux tout premiers stades de développement ; également ce qui est essentiel et fondamental, qui vient en premier dans l'ordre d'importance.

Describes something that has existed from the beginning of time or the earliest stages of development.

1. Original or earliestC1formal

   Existing from the very beginning of time or in the earliest stage of development.

   originel / primitif

   • Scientists study primordial life forms that existed billions of years ago.
   • The primordial forest was untouched by human hands.
   • Primordial instincts drive many animal behaviors.

   Synonymesaboriginalancientautochthonousoriginalprimalprimaryprimevalprimitivepristine

   Antonymesadvancedderiveddevelopedmodernrecentsecondarysubsequent