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View usage for: (elɪmentəl) adjectiveElemental feelings and types of behaviour are simple, basic, and forceful. [literary] ...the elemental life they would be living in this new colony. More Synonyms of elemental elemental in British English (ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəl) adjective1. fundamental; basic; primal the elemental needs of humans 2. motivated by or symbolic of primitive and powerful natural forces or passions elemental rites of worship 3. of or relating to earth, air, water, and fire considered as elements 4. of or relating to atmospheric forces, esp wind, rain, and cold 5. of, relating to, or denoting a chemical element noun6. rare a spirit or force that is said to appear in physical form Derived forms elementally (ˌeleˈmentally) adverb elementalism (ˌeleˈmentalˌism) noun elemental in American English (ˌɛləˈmɛntəl) adjective1. of any or all of the four elements see also element (sense 1) 2. of or like natural forces; characteristic of the physical universe 3. basic and powerful; not subtle or refined; primal hunger and sex are elemental drives 4. elementary (sense 2) elementary (sense 2a) 5. being an essential or basic part or parts 6. being a chemical element in uncombined form noun7. a basic principle; rudiment usually used in pl. Derived forms elementally (ˌeleˈmentally) adverb Word origin ME < ML elementalisExamples of 'elemental' in a sentenceelemental There was something elemental about the climax.There is something very elemental about feeling the earth.There is something elemental and reinforcing about a great family festival.It is hard nowadays to get away with something so elemental.Her own work often walks a fine line between figurative art and something more elemental and emotional.They are filled with the night and elemental forces.England will unleash one of the most elemental forces in world football.There was something epic, something elemental about it all.The sheer, elemental power of that voice was staggering.That's a concept of elemental simplicity as well.Food is the most elemental form of collaboration between humans and the divine Creator.Home advantage, once again, in its most elemental form.But when you show your medals to an elemental, force of nature, the elemental force of nature tends to be unimpressed.And they conceive that the moon, passing before these constellations, enables those particular elemental forces to work more strongly into plant life. the elemental theory of music Definition of or like basic and powerful natural forces or passions the elemental powers of the universe Definition of or like basic and powerful natural forces or passions the elemental forces that shaped this rugged Atlantic coast Synonyms atmospheric natural meteorological Additional synonymsDefinition involving only the most basic principles of a subject Literacy now includes elementary computer skills. Synonyms basic, essential, primary, initial, fundamental, introductory, preparatory, rudimentary, elemental, bog-standard (informal) Definition basic or fundamental Two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity. Synonyms fundamental, main, basic, radical, key, principal, constitutional, cardinal, inherent, elementary, innate, hard-wired, intrinsic, elemental, immanentDefinition essential or primary the fundamental principles of democracy Synonyms central, first, most important, prime, key, necessary, basic, essential, primary, vital, radical, principal, cardinal, integral, indispensable, intrinsic- elegiac
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