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primitiveness

primitiveness noun: the quality or state of being primitive.

Noun

primitiveness (usually uncountable, plural primitivenesses)

  1. (usually) The quality or state of being primitive.

Synonyms of primitiveness

Forms of primitiveness

pluralprimitivenesses

Origin of primitiveness

From primitive + -ness.

Questions about primitiveness

What does primitiveness mean?
Primitiveness means the quality or state of being primitive.
What part of speech is primitiveness?
Primitiveness is a noun.
What is the plural of primitiveness?
The plural of primitiveness is primitivenesses.

Words near primitiveness in the dictionary

  1. primitive type
  2. primitive types
  3. primitive wrapper class
  4. primitive wrapper classes
  5. primitively
  6. primitiveness
  7. primitivenesses
  8. primitives
  9. primitivism
  10. primitivisms
  11. primitivist

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