1. the quality or state of being primitive; lack of sophistication or development
Usage: formal
2. an early or original stage of development
Usage: formal

Examples

• The primitivity of the tools suggested they were made centuries ago.
• Scholars debated the primitivity of the ancient civilization’s technology.
• The artist embraced the primitivity of cave paintings in her work.
• The primitivity of early computer systems seems remarkable by today’s standards.
• Anthropologists studied the primitivity of the tribe’s social structures.
• The primitivity of the shelter provided only basic protection from the elements.