elemental
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elemental
- /(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl/
Rhymes with -ɛntəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English elementall, from Medieval Latin elementālis; compare Old French elementel. By surface analysis, element + -al.
adjective
- Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
- Basic, fundamental or elementary. 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
- Of the ancient supposed elements of earth, air, fire and water. Seth is the embodiment of mother-right, warfare, terror, human sacrifice; he is an elemental deity who deals in the fundamental reality of blood.
- Of, or relating to a force of nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions.
- Comparable to a force of nature; sudden and unpredictable. Lenin, of course, was not a 'Blanquist' in the sense of envisaging a coup d'état which a small group of conspirators, properly prepared, could carry out at any moment. He realized that revolutions were elemental occurrences that could not be planned or produced at will.
noun elementals
- 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. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: primitive, natural, ultimate, simple, element, chemical, component, incremental, nursery, elementary, item, fundamental, initial, junior, primary, basic
Translations
Every language
adj relating to forces of nature
| Español | elemental |
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adj relating to a chemical element, as opposed to a compound
| Español | elemental |
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adj basic, fundamental, elementary
| Español | elemental |
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adj of the elements of earth, air, fire and water
| Español | elemental |
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noun fantastic creature
| Español | elemental |
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| 日本語 | 精霊 seirei |
| 中文 | 元素 yuánsù |
| Français | élémental, élémentaire |
| Русский | элемента́ль elementálʹ |
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title = {elemental},
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