primitive

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for primitive

primitive 🔊 /pɹɪˈmʌtɪv or pɹɪˈmɪtɪv/

primitive : ප්‍රථමතම

primitive : ආද්‍යු

primitive : අතිපුරාණ

primitive : චාන්

primitive : මූලික

primitive : ආදී

primitive : ප්‍රාග්තන

primitive : ආදිකල්පික

primitive : ආදි තාලේ වූ

primitive : ප්‍රාක්තම

primitive : ප්‍රකෘති

primitive : ආද්‍යුය

primitive : අශෝභන

primitive : ආදි

primitive definition

Adjective.

  1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as, primitive innocence; the primitive church.
  2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of dress.
  3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive verb in grammar.

Noun. An original or primary word; a word not derived from another; -- opposed to derivative.