Primitiveness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wild or unrefined state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɪmᵻtˌɪvnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɪmɪtˌɪvnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɪmɪtˌɪvnəs/

5 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɪmᵻtˌɪvnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crudeness primitivism crudity rudeness

Word Forms

crude	adjective	belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
primitive	adjective	belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
rude	adjective	belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Primitivität

ein wilder oder unraffinierter Zustand

🇫🇷French

primitivité

un état sauvage ou non raffiné

🇪🇸Spanish

carácter primitivo

un estado salvaje o sin refinar

🇮🇹Italian

primitività

uno stato selvaggio o non raffinato

🇳🇱Dutch

primitiviteit

een wilde of ongeraffineerde staat

🇵🇹Portuguese

primitivismo

um estado selvagem ou não refinado

🇷🇺Russian

примитивность

дикое или нерафинированное состояние

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्राचीनतावाद

एक जंगली या अपरिष्कृत अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

আদিমতা

একটি বন্য বা অপরিশোধিত রাষ্ট্র

🇮🇳Tamil

பழமையான தன்மை

ஒரு காட்டு அல்லது சுத்திகரிக்கப்படாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదిమత్వం

అడవి లేదా శుద్ధి చేయని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

आदिमता

एक जंगली किंवा अपरिष्कृत राज्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદિમતા

જંગલી અથવા અશુદ્ધ રાજ્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಚೀನತೆ

ಕಾಡು ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಸ್ಕರಿಸದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാകൃതത്വം

വന്യമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ശുദ്ധീകരിക്കാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਦਿਮ

ਇੱਕ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਰਾਜ

🇵🇰Urdu

قدیمیت

ایک جنگلی یا غیر واضح ریاست

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原始性

狂野或未经精炼的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

原始性

野生の、または未精製の状態

🇰🇷Korean

원시성

거칠거나 정제되지 않은 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính nguyên thuỷ

một trạng thái hoang dã hoặc chưa tinh chế

🇹🇭Thai

ความดึกดำบรรพ์

รัฐที่ดุร้ายหรือไม่บริสุทธิ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

keprimitifan

keadaan liar atau tidak murni

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging primitive

isang ligaw o hindi nilinis na estado

🇲🇾Malay

primitif

keadaan liar atau tidak ditapis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البدائية

حالة برية أو غير مكررة

🇮🇷Persian

بدوی بودن

حالت وحشی یا تصفیه نشده

🇹🇷Turkish

ilkellik

vahşi veya rafine edilmemiş bir durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרִימִיטִיבִיוּת

מצב פראי או לא מעודן

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