Rudimentary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

being or involving basic facts or principles

being in the earliest stages of development

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌuːdɪmˈɛntɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌuːdɪmˈɛntəɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌuːdɪmˈɛntəɹi/

5 syllables Say it as /ɹˌuːdɪmˈɛntɚɹi/.

Examples

the fundamental laws of the universe
a fundamental incomatibility between them
these rudimentary truths

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fundamental underlying vestigial

Parts of Speech

adjective	being or involving basic facts or principles “the fundamental laws of the universe”
adjective	being in the earliest stages of development “rudimentary plans”
adjective	not fully developed in mature animals “rudimentary wings”

Word Forms

rudiment

noun

the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rudimentär

grundlegende Tatsachen oder Prinzipien sind oder beinhalten

🇫🇷French

rudimentaire

étant ou impliquant des faits ou des principes fondamentaux

🇪🇸Spanish

rudimentario

ser o involucrar hechos o principios básicos

🇮🇹Italian

rudimentale

essere o coinvolgere fatti o principi fondamentali

🇳🇱Dutch

rudimentair

fundamentele feiten of beginselen zijn of omvatten

🇵🇹Portuguese

rudimentar

sendo ou envolvendo fatos ou princípios básicos

🇷🇺Russian

элементарный

являющийся или включающий в себя основные факты или принципы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मौलिक

बुनियादी तथ्यों या सिद्धांतों का होना या शामिल होना

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাথমিক

মৌলিক তথ্য বা নীতিগুলি থাকা বা জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிப்படை

அடிப்படை உண்மைகள் அல்லது கொள்கைகள் இருப்பது அல்லது உள்ளடக்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

మూలాధారమైన

ప్రాథమిక వాస్తవాలు లేదా సూత్రాలను కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्राथमिक

मूलभूत तथ्ये किंवा तत्त्वे असणे किंवा समाविष्ट करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાથમિક

મૂળભૂત તથ્યો અથવા સિદ્ધાંતો હોવા અથવા તેમાં શામેલ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಲಭೂತವಾದ

ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ತತ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിസ്ഥാനപരമായ

അടിസ്ഥാന വസ്‌തുതകളോ തത്വങ്ങളോ ഉള്ളത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉൾപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੱਢਲੀ

ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਦਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ابتدائی

بنیادی حقائق یا اصولوں کا ہونا یا اس میں شامل ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

初级的

是或涉及基本事实或原则

🇯🇵Japanese

初歩的な

基本的な事実または原則である、またはそれに関与する

🇰🇷Korean

초보적인

기본적인 사실이나 원칙이 있거나 관련되어 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thô sơ

đang hoặc liên quan đến các sự kiện hoặc nguyên tắc cơ bản

🇹🇭Thai

ขั้นพื้นฐาน

เป็นหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับข้อเท็จจริงหรือหลักการพื้นฐาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

belum sempurna

menjadi atau melibatkan fakta atau prinsip dasar

🇵🇭Filipino

panimula

pagiging o kinasasangkutan ng mga pangunahing katotohanan o prinsipyo

🇲🇾Malay

asas

sedang atau melibatkan fakta atau prinsip asas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بدائية

كونها أو تنطوي على حقائق أو مبادئ أساسية

🇮🇷Persian

ابتدایی

بودن یا شامل حقایق یا اصول اساسی

🇹🇷Turkish

ilkel

temel gerçekler veya ilkeler olan veya bunları içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִאשׁוֹנִי

להיות או לערב עובדות או עקרונות בסיסיים

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