primitive

About 19.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.
2. noun A member of a primitive society.
3. noun Primitive or primeval nature; the innate, instinctive element within a person; the deep, instinctive, precultural layer of human nature.
4. noun Natural or premodern environment or conditions; life lacking modern technology and society.
5. noun A simple-minded person.
6. noun A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.
7. noun Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.
8. noun A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.

Similar words

natural primary early simple crude untrained noncivilized rude uninflected underived

Often followed by

and man peoples church societies form people society state

Word family

primitively primitiveness primitivenesses primitives primitivities primitivity