primitive

/หˆpษนษชmษชtษชv/
noun
  1. 1

    An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative.

  2. 2

    A member of a primitive society.

  3. 3

    A simple-minded person.

  4. 4

    A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures.

  5. 5

    Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language.

  6. 6

    A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed.

  7. 7

    A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative.

Synonyms

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.

    โ€œprimitive innocence; ย  the primitive churchโ€

  2. 2

    Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity.

    โ€œa primitive style of dressโ€

  3. 3

    Crude, obsolete.

    โ€œprimitive ideasโ€

  4. 4

    (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived.

    โ€œa primitive verbโ€

  5. 5

    Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution.

  6. 6

    Not derived from another of the same type

  7. 7

    Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of

    syn:proto-

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/primitive