Primitive meaning : An original or primary word; a word not derived from another, as opposed to derivative. A member of a primitive society. A simple-minded person. A data type that is built into the programming language, as opposed to more complex structures. Any of the simplest elements (instructions, statements, etc.) available in a programming language. A basic geometric shape from which more complex shapes can be constructed. A function whose derivative is a given function; an antiderivative. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first. Of or pertaining to or harking back to a former time; old-fashioned; characterized by simplicity. Crude, obsolete. (grammar) Original; primary; radical; not derived. Occurring in or characteristic of an early stage of development or evolution. Not derived from another of the same type Most recent common ancestor (often hypothetical) of