primitiveness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being primitive; conformity to primitive style or practice.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

primitivism rudeness crudeness crudity primitivity economy unity integrity simplicity purity severity antiquity clarity restraint chastity

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Antonyms

bluff chicane complexity corruption craft deception

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Hypernyms

wild natural state state of nature

Examples

I love Brittany; I find wildness and primitiveness there. When my wooden shoes ring on this granite, I hear the muffled, dull, and powerful tone which I try to achieve in painting. Paul Gauguin

But there's so much kludge, so much terrible stuff, we are at the 1908 Hurley washing machine stage with the Internet. That's where we are. We don't get our hair caught in it, but that's the level of primitiveness of where we are. We're in 1908. Jeff Bezos

Close letter words and terms

primitive wrapper class primitive writing primitively primitivism primitivist primitivistic