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primevality

primevality noun: the quality of being primeval.

Noun

primevality (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being primeval.
    • He had been, the greater part of his life, a Quaker; and, to the day of his death, he wore the Quaker costume in its most perfect primevality—his broad hat, half cock and half slouch; his drab coat, of an ample length and breadth of skirts; his drab waistcoat, with flaps of such liberal dimensions...1840 July, William Howitt, “Nooks of the World.—No. III. A Glimpse of Some of Our Local Religions.”, in Tait’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume VII, number LXXIX, Edinburgh: William Tait, […]; Simpkin...
    • The observations and the assiduity required to make them are not out of measure with the known patience and primevality of the Egyptian priesthood.1853 October, “Intelligence”, in H. Burgess, editor, The Journal of Sacred Literature, volume V, number IX, London: Blackader and Co., Aldine Chambers, page 272
    Synonyms:
    primevalness

Examples of primevality in a sentence

  • The Primevality of Revelation and Spiritual Gifts.1856, Alfred Barry, “The State of Man in Paradise, and the Fall”, in Introduction to the Study of the Old Testament, part the first...
  • After all, there is nothing like nature, in her primevality.[…]There he found Nature—there was primevality indeed!1870 July 23, “The Watering Places. Punchinello’s Vacations.”, in Punchinello, volume I, number 17, New York, N.Y.: Punchinello Publishing...
  • The jokes had the true histrionic smack of primevality, and the several actors acquitted themselves quite dramatically.1885, Ariel, volume 9, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn., page 123:
  • Lake scenery is always enchanting; there is a purity and primevality about it which delights the beholder and bewitches him into a ramble around its shores while the docile team rests.1887 July 10, “Splendid City Scenery. Sights of One Day Spent Among the Very Picturesque Views of the City of Saints. Its Architecture; Its...

Synonyms of primevality

Forms of primevality

alternative formprimaevality
alternative form (obsolete)primævality

Origin of primevality

From primeval + -ity.

Questions about primevality

What does primevality mean?
Primevality means the quality of being primeval.
How do you use primevality in a sentence?
The Primevality of Revelation and Spiritual Gifts.
What part of speech is primevality?
Primevality is a noun.

Words near primevality in the dictionary

  1. primeval
  2. primeval forest
  3. primeval forests
  4. primeval soup
  5. primeval soups
  6. primevality
  7. primevally
  8. primevalness
  9. primeverase
  10. primeverin
  11. primeverose

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