rudimentary en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛnt͡ʃɹi/ (General-American)
- /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin rudis Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin rudīmentumbor. Old French rudiment English rudiment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary New Latin rudimentariusder.? English rudimentary From rudiment + -ary (adjectival suffix), perhaps after New Latin rudīmentārius, from Classical Latin rudīmentum (“first attempt; beginning”) + -ārius (adjectival suffix). Compare French rudimentaire.
Meanings
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Of or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.
The state of moral and social feeling, prevalent in legendary Greece, exhibits a scene in harmony with the rudimentary political fabric just described.
1846, George Grote, “State of Society and Manners as Exhibited in Grecian Legend”, in History of Greece, volume II, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, part I (Continuation of Legendary Greece), page 107:
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Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
His rudimentary driving skills meant that he was a danger on the road.
I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.
In these they discarded the barbarous school-books then in use, put the rudimentary study of the languages on a better footing, devoted themselves, for the sake of religion, to those accomplishments which religion had hitherto disdained; […]
1837–1839, Henry Hallam, “History of Ancient Literature in Europe, from 1550 to 1600”, in Introduction to the Literature of Europe, in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, volume II, London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, section I (Progress of Classical Learning—[…]), paragraph 25, page 35:Using a tractor fan, shock absorbers, PVC pipes, a bicycle frame and anything else he [William Kamkwamba] could lay his hands on, he then built a rudimentary wooden tower, plonked his home-made generator on the top, and eventually got one, and then four bulbs to light up.
2009 October 2, John Vidal, “'Tilting at windmills: the boy who harnessed the wind'”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Sep 2013:Safdar, in his rudimentary ambulance, has been at the frontline of the shifting conflicts consuming his city, placing himself at huge personal risk for very little money.
2017 April 6, Samira Shackle, “On the frontline with Karachi’s ambulance drivers”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2017:His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rudimentary | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rudimentary | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rudimentaries · rudimentarily · rudimentariness
Relateds
Synonyms
rough · rudimentary · modest · unembellished · uncomplicated · no-frills · unvarnished · bare-bones · modest · run-of-the-mill · economy · rudimentary · spartan · rude · cheap · primitive · stripped · stripped down · basic · discreet · default · pure · uninvolved · immature · vanilla · unmodified · unrefined · bare · restrained · foundational · slimline · austere · undeveloped · stripped down · simple · garagelike · incomplex · imperfect · rudimental · rudimental · bargain · standard · elementary · crude · light · essential · rudimental · elemental · fundamental · undeveloped · plain
Translations (51)
de elementar (basic; minimal) · fi perus- (of or relating to rudiments) · de grundlegend (basic; minimal) · pl minimalny (basic; minimal) · vi cơ bản (basic; minimal) · es rudimentario (of or relating to rudiments) · gv bunneydagh (basic; minimal) · fa مختصر (basic; minimal) · es rudimentario (basic; minimal) · eo rudimenta (basic; minimal) · el στοιχειώδης (of or relating to rudiments) · el υποτυπώδης (basic; minimal) · fi alustava (of or relating to rudiments) · pl elementarny (of or relating to rudiments) · fi alkeis- (of or relating to rudiments) · pt rudimentar (of or relating to rudiments) · gv bunneydagh (of or relating to rudiments) · de ansatzhaft (basic; minimal) · pl podstawowy (of or relating to rudiments) · ru рудимента́рный (basic; minimal) · nl rudimentair (basic; minimal) · da simpel (basic; minimal) · fi alkeellinen (of or relating to rudiments) · pt rudimentar (basic; minimal) · ru зача́точный (basic; minimal) · fa ابتدایی (of or relating to rudiments) · el στοιχειώδης (basic; minimal) · es elemental (basic; minimal) · fr rudimentaire (of or relating to rudiments) · fr rudimentaire (basic; minimal) · ca rudimentari (basic; minimal) · fi puutteellinen (basic; minimal) · ru рудимента́рный (of or relating to rudiments) · cs základní (basic; minimal) · pl rudymentarny (basic; minimal) · pl ograniczony (basic; minimal) · ca rudimentari (of or relating to rudiments) · da fundamental (basic; minimal) · de bruchstückhaft (basic; minimal) · da basal (basic; minimal) · es rudimental (basic; minimal) · da elementær (basic; minimal) · fi rudimentaarinen (of or relating to rudiments) · id rudimenter (basic; minimal) · de rudimentär (basic; minimal) · cmn 基本的 (basic; minimal) · fi auttava (basic; minimal) · fi alkeellinen (basic; minimal) · es rudimental (of or relating to rudiments) · fi alkeis- (basic; minimal) · ru элемента́рный (basic; minimal)