adj

primordial

preye-MAW-dee-uhl

adj

Existing from the very beginning; original and fundamental.

"Scientists study the primordial soup thought to have given rise to life on Earth."

"There's a primordial quality to the silence of an ancient forest."

How to Use Primordial

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishFrom the very first origins of something — the earliest possible starting point.

Easily confused with

primeval → primitive →

Common pairings

primordial soup primordial state primordial ooze

primordials plural

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Scientists study the _____ soup thought to have given rise to life on Earth.

From Latin prīmōrdiālis, "of the beginning."

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