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Webster 1913 Edition

Primeval

Pri-me′val

,
Adj.
[L.
primaevus
;
primus
first +
aevum
age. See
Prime
,
Adj.
,
and
Age
.]
Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary;
as, the
primeval
innocence of man
.
“This is the forest primeval.”
Longfellow.
From chaos, and
primeval
darkness, came Light.
Keats.

Webster 1828 Edition

Primeval

PRIME'VAL

,
Adj.
[L. primus, first, and oevum, age, primoevus.]
Original; primitive; as the primeval innocence of man; primeval day.

Definition 2024

primeval

primeval

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

primeval ‎(comparative more primeval, superlative most primeval)

  1. Belonging to the first ages.
  2. Primary; original.
  3. Primitive.

Translations

External links

  • primeval in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • primeval in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Etymology

From primevous +‎ -al. Further, primevous, from Latin primaevus ‎(“in the first or earliest period of life”), from primus ‎(“first”) + aevum ‎(“time, age”); see prime and age.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: "prīm'ēvəl, IPA(key): /ˈpɹaɪˌmi.vəl/

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