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elemental

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el·e·men·tal  (l-mntl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or being an element.
2.
a. Fundamental or essential; basic.
b. Of or relating to fundamentals; elementary.
c. Constituting an integral part; inborn.
3. Of such character as to resemble a force of nature in power or effect: elemental violence.
n.
In certain occult systems, an inhabitant of one of the four elements, especially any of the beings described by Paracelsus as intermediate in corporeality between humans and spirits.

ele·mental·ly adv.

elemental [ˌɛlɪˈmɛntəl]
adj
1. fundamental; basic; primal the elemental needs of man
2. motivated by or symbolic of primitive and powerful natural forces or passions elemental rites of worship
3. of or relating to earth, air, water, and fire considered as elements
4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) of or relating to atmospheric forces, esp wind, rain, and cold
5. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) of, relating to, or denoting a chemical element
n
(Myth & Legend / European Myth & Legend) Rare a spirit or force that is said to appear in physical form
elementally  adv
elementalism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.elemental - relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"
2.elemental - relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard
3.elemental - of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
basic - pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; "a basic fact"; "the basic ingredients"; "basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities"

elemental
adjective
1. basic, essential, principal, fundamental, elementary the elemental theory of music
2. primal, original, primitive, primordial the elemental powers of the universe
3. atmospheric, natural, meteorological the elemental forces that shaped this rugged Atlantic coast
Translations
elemental [ˌelɪˈmentl] ADJelemental
elemental
adj
(liter) truth, life, feeling, driveelementar; arturwüchsig; elemental forceElementargewalt f, → Naturgewalt f; elemental powersElementarkräfte pl; the elemental energies (of the four elements) → die Energien plder vier Elemente
(Chem) → elementar
elemental [ˌɛlɪˈmɛntl] adj (basic) → fondamentale (Chem, Phys) → elementare; (forces) → della natura
elemental [ˌɛlɪˈmɛntl] adj (basic) → fondamentale (Chem, Phys) → elementare; (forces) → della natura


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I speak not of the finicking joy of the gourmet, but the joy of an honest appetite in ecstasy, the elemental joy of absorbing quantities of fresh simple food,--mere roast lamb, new potatoes, and peas of living green.
It is man who, in a chance phrase, interprets the elemental passion of his enemy.
But once Tashtego's senior, an old Gay-Head Indian among the crew, superstitiously asserted that not till he was full forty years old did Ahab become that way branded, and then it came upon him, not in the fury of any mortal fray, but in an elemental strife at sea.
 
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