primitiveness

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noun

The quality or state of being primitive.

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primitivismprimitivitycrudenesscrudityrudeness
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Meanings

nounprimitiveness (usually uncountable, plural primitivenesses)

plural primitivenesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality or state of being primitive.

    Synonyms: primitivism, primitivity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality or state of being primitive.

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primitivismprimitivity

More synonyms by meaning

nouna wild or unrefined state

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crudenesscrudityprimitivismrudeness
Broader
wildnatural statestate of nature
Also see
crudenesscrudityprimitivismrudeness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From primitive + -ness.

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Translations

Catalan primitivitat, primitivisme
  • primitivitatquality or state of being primitive
  • primitivismequality or state of being primitive
Finnish alkukantaisuus
  • alkukantaisuusquality or state of being primitive
Latin primitivismus
  • primitivismusquality or state of being primitive
Portuguese primitivismo
  • primitivismoquality or state of being primitive
Romanian primitivism, primitivitate
  • primitivismquality or state of being primitive
  • primitivitatequality or state of being primitive
  • stare de primitivquality or state of being primitive
Russian примити́вность
  • примити́вность (primitívnostʹ)quality or state of being primitive
Spanish primitivismo
  • primitivismoquality or state of being primitive
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APA

primitiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primitiveness

MLA

“primitiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primitiveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “primitiveness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/primitiveness.

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