elemental

1 of 2

adjective

el·e·men·tal ˌe-lə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce elemental (audio)

: of, relating to, or being an element

specifically : existing as an uncombined chemical element

b(1)

: of, relating to, or being the basic or essential constituent of something : fundamental

elemental biological needs

(2)

: simple, uncomplicated

elemental food

: of, relating to, or dealing with the rudiments of something : elementary

taught elemental crafts to the children

: forming an integral part : inherent

an elemental sense of rhythm

: of, relating to, or resembling a great force of nature

the rains come with elemental violence

elemental passions

elementally

ˌe-lə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē How to pronounce elemental (audio)

adverb

elemental

2 of 2

noun

plural elementals

: a supernatural being : spirit

"It's a heritage. My mother was a witch and her mother was a witch. My specialty is (prophetic) dreaming. We believe elementals do exist," said Lady L …

D. L. Stephenson

: an elementary part or principle

—usually plural

All objects consist of smaller objects. … Lamps, bicycles, and houses are compound objects made of constituent parts, or elementals.

Alan L. LaityThese two epistemologies exist in distinct dimensions: science struggles to discover the elementals of our material existence through empiricism, and theology strives to describe the universality of our … existence through faith.

Jack Hitt

Synonyms

Adjective

abecedarian
basal
basic
beginning
elementary
essential
fundamental
introductory
meat-and-potatoes
rudimental
rudimentary
underlying

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Adjective an elemental difference between the two Their elemental passion led to tragedy. the elemental power of the storm an elemental analysis of the solution

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Magnesium oxide has much more elemental magnesium than magnesium glycinate, for example, and may cause more diarrhea.

Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 Yet there’s an even more elemental battle for control involved in movie acting.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022 As pharmaceutical companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, other researchers are focusing on a more elemental question.

Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022 The concept of data, in its most elemental form—words, images, numbers, sounds—has informed human existence since the beginning of humanity.

Angelia Mcfarland, Forbes, 27 June 2022 There was, however, an even more elemental form of digital graffiti—a bright-red cartoon phallus, right in the middle of the square.

Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 At its elemental form, the classic Margherita pie, pizza is a small number of ingredients that can produce a myriad of results.

Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2021 And sometimes records aim for something more elemental.

Mark Richardson, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 In this scene, a phone conversation distills the complexities of the mother-daughter dynamic into something elemental—a call and a response.

Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	elementally
释义	elemental 1 of 2 adjective el·e·men·tal ˌe-lə-ˈmen-tᵊl 1 a : of, relating to, or being an element specifically : existing as an uncombined chemical element b(1) : of, relating to, or being the basic or essential constituent of something : fundamental elemental biological needs (2) : simple, uncomplicated elemental food c : of, relating to, or dealing with the rudiments of something : elementary taught elemental crafts to the children d : forming an integral part : inherent an elemental sense of rhythm 2 : of, relating to, or resembling a great force of nature the rains come with elemental violence elemental passions elementally ˌe-lə-ˈmen-tᵊl-ē adverb elemental 2 of 2 noun plural elementals 1 : a supernatural being : spirit "It's a heritage. My mother was a witch and her mother was a witch. My specialty is (prophetic) dreaming. We believe elementals do exist," said Lady L … D. L. Stephenson 2 : an elementary part or principle —usually plural All objects consist of smaller objects. … Lamps, bicycles, and houses are compound objects made of constituent parts, or elementals. Alan L. LaityThese two epistemologies exist in distinct dimensions: science struggles to discover the elementals of our material existence through empiricism, and theology strives to describe the universality of our … existence through faith. Jack Hitt Synonyms Adjective abecedarian basal basic beginning elementary essential fundamental introductory meat-and-potatoes rudimental rudimentary underlying See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective an elemental difference between the two Their elemental passion led to tragedy. the elemental power of the storm an elemental analysis of the solution Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Magnesium oxide has much more elemental magnesium than magnesium glycinate, for example, and may cause more diarrhea. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 Yet there’s an even more elemental battle for control involved in movie acting. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 21 July 2022 As pharmaceutical companies spend hundreds of millions of dollars on a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, other researchers are focusing on a more elemental question. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2022 The concept of data, in its most elemental form—words, images, numbers, sounds—has informed human existence since the beginning of humanity. Angelia Mcfarland, Forbes, 27 June 2022 There was, however, an even more elemental form of digital graffiti—a bright-red cartoon phallus, right in the middle of the square. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2022 At its elemental form, the classic Margherita pie, pizza is a small number of ingredients that can produce a myriad of results. Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 24 Nov. 2021 And sometimes records aim for something more elemental. Mark Richardson, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 In this scene, a phone conversation distills the complexities of the mother-daughter dynamic into something elemental—a call and a response. Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 25 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Noun 1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition elemental adjective el·e·men·tal ˌel-ə-ˈment-ᵊl : of, relating to, or being an element specifically : existing as an uncombined chemical element elementally adverb as in fundamentally Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance fundamentally essentially intrinsically inherently basically innately constitutionally naturally intuitively instinctively intimately congenitally Antonyms & Near Antonyms artificially unnaturally
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elemental

adjective

noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Medical Definition

adjective

adverb