primal
pronunciation
How to pronounce primal in British English:
UK [ˈpraɪml]
How to pronounce primal in American English:
US [ˈpraɪml]
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- Adjective:
- serving as an essential component
- having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
Word Origin
- primal (adj.)
- c. 1600, "belonging to the earliest age," from Medieval Latin primalis "primary," from Latin primus "first" (see prime (adj.)). Psychological sense, in reference to Freud's theory of behaviors springing from the earliest stage of emotional development, is attested from 1918. Primal scream is from a best-selling book of 1971.
Example
- 1. Primal fear , too , was hard to eradicate .
- 2. But if primal fear has ended , comfort is nowhere to be found .
- 3. Keep in mind this is an adaptation of the caveman / paleo / primal diet .
- 4. And then there 's the almost primal relationship you have with the food by eating with your hands .
- 5. A gaze that lingers awakens primal , slightly disturbing feelings .