| primitive | adj 1. belonging to the earliest times, primitif: ~ tribes, suku kaum primitif; ~ stone implements, perkakas-perkakas batu yg primitif; 2. elementary, crude, kuno, primitif; (of feelings) primitif: a ~ type of stove, jenis dapur yg kuno; he found it difficult to control the ~ feelings of vengeance, dia mendapati sukar utk mengawal perasaan primitif ingin membalas dendam; conditions in the interior are quite ~, keadaan di kawasan pedalaman itu agak kuno; 3. (biol, geol) primitif: ~ cell, sel primitif; ~ circle, bulatan primitif; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| primitive | n 1. painter in the naive style, pelukis yg stailnya primitif; 2. such an artist’s work, lukisan stail primitif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| primeval | adj 1. belonging to the earliest period in history, (of animal) purbakala; (of forest, rocks, etc) asal: huge ~ beast, haiwan purbakala yg sangat besar; 2. (of feelings, emotions) instinctive, primitif: such events are likely to arouse ~ passions, peristiwa-peristiwa itu nampaknya akan membangkitkan keghairahan primitif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gloss 1 | a ~ of kindness hid his evil intentions, dia menyembunyikan niat jahatnya di balik topeng kebaikan hatinya; under a surface ~ of civilization, man is still primitive, di balik topeng peradaban, manusia masih primitif; 3. superficial veneer, keseronokan yg diharapkan: she was attracted by the ~ and glitter of the city, dia tertarik oleh keseronokan yg diharapkan dan kegemilangan hidup di bandar raya itu; 4. see GLOSS PAINT; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |