primitiveness
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8.0
- noun
- /ˈprɪmɪtɪvnəs/
:
primitividad
- The primitiveness of the small village was evident in its lack of modern conveniences.
Examples
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The so-called "nuclear waste problem" reflects the technological primitiveness of the nuclear industry.
Blog text (11) -
The Swedes might be overawed, on the other hand, by his very primitiveness.
Fiction book (1991) -
Its seductive flavor, I guess, is to be found in its primitiveness.
Academic text (1996) -
With canvas, I wish I had the time to learn enough to do something freaky like Pete, but I don't, so excuse the primitiveness.
Blog text (11) -
As another aspect of the weakness of the information organization, the primitiveness of searching capabilities undermines database retrievals.
Blog text (11) -
The primitiveness of his doctrines is only mirrored favorably by contrast to intellectualized "scientific" socialism's international appeal.
Academic text (1996) -
The modernists' method was to critique civilization by embracing an imagined "primitiveness" of Africans whose "authenticity" they opposed to a "decadent" West.
Academic text (1990) -
What Bourne did that others had not was to raise the academic and moral stakes by depicting the Whitman story as a modern-day myth, with all of the connotations of primitiveness that such a designation entailed.
Academic text (2018) -
Her artwork reflects a certain primitiveness, using basic forms and colors to express raw emotions.
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The film's setting highlighted the primitiveness of early human life, showcasing a world without technology.
Synonyms
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4.9
Something that is rough and not finished, like a simple tool or shelter
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9.3
A state of being rough, simple, and not modern
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8.2
A raw, rough quality that feels unfinished and not careful
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8.1
A simple, plain way that country life looks and feels
A simple early form that shows original ideas or ways
Antonyms
How Primitive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word primitiveness comes from the Latin root primus, which means 'first'. Think of prime or primary — something 'first' is early and simple, so primitiveness means being basic, undeveloped, or wild.