Element

Quick meaning: Element is a noun meaning A small part of the whole.

Meaning

A small part of the whole.

More Meanings

1. A small but present amount of a quality, a hint.
2. A factor, one of the conditions contributing to a result.
3. (in the plural only, with "the") Atmospheric forces such as strong winds and rains.
4. A place or state of being that a person or object is best suited to.
5. One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
6. (obsolete) The sky.
7. (obsolete) Any one of the heavenly spheres believed to carry the celestial bodies in premodern cosmology.

Example Sentences

an element of doubt

to be in one’s element

exposed to the elements

an element of the picture

Word Forms

• elements
• elementing
• elemented

Synonyms for element

Depending on context, synonyms include component, constituent, factor, ingredient.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ingredient, component, constituent, factor, elemental, stone.

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