adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to one or more rudiments.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I have only a rudimentary grasp of chemistry.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rudimentary
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛntəɹi/
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General-American: /ˌɹuːdɪˈmɛnt͡ʃɹi/
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adj
Meaning 2
Basic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- His grasp of rudimentary English allowed him at least to do the shopping.
- His rudimentary driving skills meant that he was a danger on the road.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: modest, stripped down, rudimental, undeveloped, austere, bare, bare-bones, bargain, basic, cheap, default, discreet, economy, elemental, elementary, essential, foundational, fundamental, incomplex, light, no-frills, plain, pure, restrained, rudimentary, run-of-the-mill, simple, slimline, spartan, standard, stripped, uncomplicated, unembellished, uninvolved, unmodified, unvarnished, vanilla, crude, garagelike, primitive, rough, rude, unrefined
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
One of the rudimentary mammae of boars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural-normally
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
being in the earliest stages of development
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- rudimentary plans
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
not fully developed in mature animals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- rudimentary wings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: vestigial
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
being or involving basic facts or principles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the fundamental laws of the universe
- a fundamental incomatibility between them
- these rudimentary truths
- underlying principles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fundamental, underlying
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English rudiment Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English rudimentary From rudiment + -ary.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: rudimentari — of or relating to rudiments
- Finnish: alkeellinen — of or relating to rudiments
- Finnish: alkeis- — of or relating to rudiments
- Finnish: perus- — of or relating to rudiments
- Finnish: rudimentaarinen — of or relating to rudiments
- Finnish: alustava — of or relating to rudiments
- French: rudimentaire — of or relating to rudiments
- Greek: στοιχειώδης (stoicheiódis) — of or relating to rudiments
- Manx: bunneydagh — of or relating to rudiments
- Persian: ابتدایی (ebtedâyi) — of or relating to rudiments
- Polish: podstawowy — of or relating to rudiments
- Polish: elementarny — of or relating to rudiments
- Portuguese: rudimentar — of or relating to rudiments
- Russian: рудимента́рный (rudimentárnyj) — of or relating to rudiments
- Spanish: rudimentario — of or relating to rudiments
- Spanish: rudimental — of or relating to rudiments
- Catalan: rudimentari — basic; minimal
- Chinese Mandarin: 基本的 (jīběn de) — basic; minimal
- Czech: základní — basic; minimal
- Danish: elementær — basic; minimal
- Danish: simpel — basic; minimal
- Danish: fundamental — basic; minimal
- Danish: basal — basic; minimal
- Dutch: rudimentair — basic; minimal
- Esperanto: rudimenta — basic; minimal
- Finnish: puutteellinen — basic; minimal
- Finnish: auttava — basic; minimal
- Finnish: alkeellinen — basic; minimal
- Finnish: alkeis- — basic; minimal
- French: rudimentaire — basic; minimal
- German: rudimentär — basic; minimal
- German: elementar — basic; minimal
- German: grundlegend — basic; minimal
- German: ansatzhaft — basic; minimal
- German: bruchstückhaft — basic; minimal
- Greek: υποτυπώδης (ypotypódis) — basic; minimal
- Greek: στοιχειώδης (stoicheiódis) — basic; minimal
- Indonesian: rudimenter — basic; minimal
- Manx: bunneydagh — basic; minimal
- Persian: مختصر (moxtasar) — basic; minimal
- Polish: ograniczony — basic; minimal
- Polish: minimalny — basic; minimal
- Polish: rudymentarny — basic; minimal
- Portuguese: rudimentar — basic; minimal
- Russian: зача́точный (začátočnyj) — basic; minimal
- Russian: рудимента́рный (rudimentárnyj) — basic; minimal
- Russian: элемента́рный (elementárnyj) — basic; minimal
- Spanish: rudimental — basic; minimal
- Spanish: rudimentario — basic; minimal
- Spanish: elemental — basic; minimal