noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality or state of being primitive. uncountable, usually
2. 2
   a wild or unrefined state wordnet

Synonyms

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primitivismagealphaantiquityatavismcrudeness

Example

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"Some of you like the primitiveness of writing on paper. Maybe, you're over 60."

Etymology

From primitive + -ness.

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