primitiveness
/ˈprɪmɪtɪvnəs/
noun
- The state or quality of being simple, basic, or undeveloped, especially in comparison to modern standards.
- Historians study the primitiveness of early tools to understand how ancient people lived.
- The primitiveness of the village's water system meant everyone had to fetch water from a well.
- The primitiveness of the campsite—no electricity or running water—made the trip feel like a real adventure.
- The quality of being crude, unsophisticated, or lacking in refinement.
- She was surprised by the primitiveness of the artwork, which looked like it was drawn by a child.
- The primitiveness of his cooking skills was obvious when he burned the toast and undercooked the eggs.
- The primitiveness of the software made it frustrating to use, with no help menus or undo buttons.
- The condition of being from an early stage of development or evolution.
- Biologists noted the primitiveness of the species, which had changed little in millions of years.
- The primitiveness of the tribe's social structure fascinated anthropologists studying early human societies.
- The primitiveness of the fossil suggested it belonged to a very early ancestor of modern mammals.
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