Elemental

Quick meaning: Elemental is an adjective meaning (chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).

Meaning

(chemistry) Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).

More Meanings

1. Basic, fundamental or elementary.
2. Of the ancient supposed elements of earth, air, fire and water.
3. (by extension) Of, or relating to a force of nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions.
4. (mysticism, fantasy) A creature (usually a spirit) that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water or variations of them like ice, lightning, etc. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.

Example Sentences

Seth is the embodiment of mother-right, warfare, terror, human sacrifice; he is an elemental deity who deals in the fundamental reality of blood.

Incidentally, such beings may be said to have an existence of a sort upon the lower astral plane; they are elementals created by man's evil desires and unclean thoughts.

The pervasive emptiness and stultifying summer heat were only minor deterrents when compared with the more elemental consideration that all the banking and commercial institutions were based elsewhere, chiefly in Philadelphia and New York.

Those who have escaped the dark and terrible aspects of life will find my brutality, my flash of rage in our final tragedy, easy enough to blame; for they know what is wrong as well as any, but not what is possible to tortured men. But those who have been under the shadow, who have gone down at last to elemental things, will have a wider charity.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for elemental

Depending on context, synonyms include primitive, simple, ultimate, natural.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include primitive, natural, ultimate, simple, element, chemical.

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