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Meaning of "primitiveness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PRIMITIVENESS

primitiveness  [ˈprɪmɪtɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRIMITIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Primitiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRIMITIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of primitiveness in the English dictionary

The first definition of primitiveness in the dictionary is the original state of something. Other definition of primitiveness is a crude or uncivilized state. Primitiveness is also the fact of being or relating to a preliterate and nonindustrial social system.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PRIMITIVENESS


activeness
ˈæktɪvnəs
concentrativeness
ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪtɪvnəs
congregativeness
ˈkɒŋɡrɪˌɡeɪtɪvnəs
covetiveness
ˈkʌvɪtɪvnəs
creativeness
krɪˈeɪtɪvnəs
definitiveness
dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvnəs
fugitiveness
ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvnəs
inhabitiveness
ɪnˈhæbɪtɪvnəs
innovativeness
ˈɪnəvətɪvnəs
insensitiveness
ɪnˈsɛnsɪtɪvnəs
intransitiveness
ɪnˈtrænsɪtɪvnəs
intuitiveness
ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪvnəs
nativeness
ˈneɪtɪvnəs
positiveness
ˈpɒzɪtɪvnəs
procreativeness
ˈprəʊkrɪˌeɪtɪvnəs
progenitiveness
prəʊˈdʒenɪtɪvnəs
prohibitiveness
prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪvnəs
punitiveness
ˈpjuːnɪtɪvnəs
stick-to-itiveness
ˌstɪkˈtuːˌɪtɪvnəs
transitiveness
ˈtrænzɪtɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRIMITIVENESS

primi
primigenial
primigravida
primigravidae
primine
priming
primipara
primiparae
primiparity
primiparous
primitial
primitive
primitive dicotyledon
primitive Indo-European
primitively
primitivism
primitivist
primitivistic
primitivity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRIMITIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of primitiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «primitiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRIMITIVENESS

Find out the translation of primitiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of primitiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «primitiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

原始性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

primitivismo
570 millions of speakers

English

primitiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

primitiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بدائية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

примитивность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

primitivismo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাচীনতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

naïveté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Primitif
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Primitivität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原始
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원시성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Primitiveness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

primitiveness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆதிகாலத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रथमपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilkellik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

primitività
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prymitywizm
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

примітивність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

primitivitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρωτογονισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

primitiwiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

primitiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

primitivitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of primitiveness

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIMITIVENESS»

The term «primitiveness» is normally little used and occupies the 128.911 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRIMITIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «primitiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «primitiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about primitiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRIMITIVENESS»

Discover the use of primitiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to primitiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
America in an Arab Mirror: Images of America in Arabic ...
American. Primitiveness. Despite his advanced knowledge and superlative work, the American appears to be so primitive in his outlook on life and its humanitarian aspects that it is puzzling to the observer. This clear contradiction may make ...
Kamal Abdel-Malek, Mouna El Kahla, 2011
2
Frege in Perspective
APPENDIX B Absolute Simples Although I have raised the issue of how to understand Frege's l notion of primitiveness at a number of points, I have not at any point tried to give an account of Fregean primitiveness. This is partly because Frege ...
Joan Weiner, 2009
3
The Geography of Tourism and Recreation: Environment, Place ...
Remotenessand primitiveness are thetwo essential attributes of wilderness ( Helburn 1977;Hall 1987). Remoteness is measured 'asthe walking timefrom thenearestaccess pointfor mechanised vehicles', while primitiveness,which ' hasvisual, ...
C. Michael Hall, Stephen J. Page, 2014
4
Muscular Christianity: Manhood and Sports in Protestant ...
But their encouragement of primitiveness within white boys raised a difficult question: If primitiveness was a valuable quality in white boys, then why was it often used as a term to denigrate nonwhite cultures? This question placed many white ...
Clifford Putney, 2009
5
Cultural Heritage Politics in China
Primitiveness,. Commodifying. Wending. Since tourism has become a key income source in rural China in the 1990s, Chinese urbanites have developed enduring desires for finding the places that are preserved in the past and are imagined ...
Tami Blumenfield, Helaine Silverman, 2013
6
Hillbilly : A Cultural History of an American Icon: A ...
Despite their poverty, ignorance, primitiveness, and isolation, "hillbillies" were " one hundred percent" Protestant Americans of supposedly pure Anglo-Saxon or at least Scotch-Irish lineage, which countless commentators of the late- nineteenth- ...
Anthony Harkins Assistant Professor of History Western Kentucky University, 2003
7
Africa's Quest for a Philosophy of Decolonization
We noted that primitiveness is not merely an outcome of deterioration. although there is some such meaning. The suggestion is that. in terms of religion. regress instead of evolution took place. Modern human beings have lost many of the ...
Messay Kebede, 2004
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Topics in the Philosophy of Possible Worlds
The first is that I am employing a theory-relative notion of primitiveness of a commitment, rather than an absolute notion. For instance, the primitives of some branches of biology might be cells and various non-living but important chemical  ...
Daniel Nolan, 2013
9
Geographies of Australian Heritages: Loving a Sunburnt Country?
Kirkpatrick and Haney assigned absolute wilderness quality scores based on the more readily quantifiable characteristics of wilderness: remoteness and primitiveness. These characteristics are the two essential attributes of wilderness which ...
Professor Roy Jones, Dr Brian J Shaw, 2012
10
Proceedings of the Boston Area Colloquium in Ancient Philosophy
The primitiveness of all of the principles is something to which Aristotle repeatedly draws attention, beginning in APo. I 2, 71b21 where he first argues that they must be primitive. At 72a6 he says: "I call the same thing primitive and a principle" ...
John J. Cleary, Gary M. Gurtler, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRIMITIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term primitiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nigeria: Looted Fund - How Buhari Arrived At US$150 Billion …
In the primitiveness of those who were doing these act they thought that the world doesn't know. The international system has grown to a level ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
Tolikara: Confront injustice against minorities at its
I also heard stories about the stupidity and primitiveness of the natives on a daily basis. The frustration and hatred toward the Papuans was ... «Jakarta Post, Jul 15»
3
Lincoln man with Gering ties tests skills in extreme challenge on …
Sam explains that the Wildcats are a prime location because of its large area and primitiveness, in reference to its lack of pre-built man-made ... «Gering Citizen, Jul 15»
4
A brave new world order
I would have readily accepted the paucity of resources and primitiveness of technology as the answer if that was the case. But it is not. «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
5
Review: Tame Impala, Currents
Tame Impala explores some serious emotions -- love, loss, fear, hopelessness, primitiveness -- and never manages to come off preachy. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
6
The Story of Cascadia's "Really Big One" Has a Lot to Do with …
... “like the fossil bones of antediluvian animals,” which reinforced the perceived primitiveness of colonized landscapes and colonized peoples. «TheStranger.com, Jul 15»
7
Guest Opinion: As son of Frank and Bethine Church, I back national …
... exploitation to one reliant on the opportunities available to those who find solace or excitement in the primitiveness of our most special places ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
8
Wayward wildflowers dot the landscape on Florida's highways and …
The reputation for savage primitiveness that they have borne is unjust. In fact, they are neat, tailored, often preppy-looking, even educated. «St. Augustine Record, Jul 15»
9
Eritrea: Early Cyclists' and Their Imprints
... the outsiders and hatched in a way that fosters primitiveness and segregation layers. Hence, organized effectively, they, the Eritreans cyclists, ... «Caperi, Jul 15»
10
The legacy of the Boulder-White Clouds
... exploitation to one reliant on the opportunities available to those who find solace or excitement in the primitiveness of our most special places ... «Idaho Mountain Express and Guide, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Primitiveness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/primitiveness>. Apr 2024 ».
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