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elemental

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adjective

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

elemental

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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

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of elemental was in the 15th century

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