elemental | ||
1. | [ adjective ] being or resembling a force of nature | |
Synonyms: | primitive | |
Examples: | "elemental violence" |
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Related terms: | natural | |
2. | [ adjective ] being the ultimate or elemental constituents of anything | |
Synonyms: | ultimate | |
Examples: | "the elemental stuff of...out of which the many forms of life have been molded"- Jack London "the ultimate ingredients of matter" "his proposal is elegantly simple" |
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Related terms: | simple simple | |
3. | [ adjective ] relating to or being an element | |
Examples: | "elemental sulphur" |
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Related terms: | chemical_element | |
4. | [ adjective ] relating to severe atmospheric conditions | |
Examples: | "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard |
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Related terms: | elements | |
Similar spelling: |
element elementarily elementary elements elmont element_107 element_106 element_105 element_104 eliminate Ellman Elamin eliminator elimination |