primitif
French, adjective/pʁi.mi.tif/
primitif is spelled P-R-I-M-I-T-I-F (8 letters) and appears 3.4 times per million words in written French, the 14,626th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Primitif is a French adjective meaning “primitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est le premier, le plus ancien”.
What does primitif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
primitive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est le premier, le plus ancien. 2. Qualifie des langues qu’on suppose ne s’être formées d’aucune autre. 3. Qui a le caractère des premiers âges de l’humanité. 4. Qui est rudimentaire, sommaire.
noun: 1. Membre d’un peuple primitif.
noun: 1. Mot primitif. 2. Artiste qui a précédé les grandes époques classiques. 3. Tableau dû à un primitif.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of primitif
- primitive feminine
- primitifs masculine plural
- primitives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce primitif?
- /pʁi.mi.tif/
- \pʁi.mi.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to primitif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is primitif in French?
primitif appears 3.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).