English Explanatory Dictionary

elemental

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or being an element (as opposed to a compound).
  2. Basic, fundamental or elementary.
  3. Of the ancient supposed elements of earth, air, fire and water.
  4. Of, or relating to a force of nature, especially to severe atmospheric conditions.
noun
  1. 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.

Pronunciation

/(ˌ)ɛləˈmɛntəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-elemental.wav

Word forms

elemental elementals

Etymology

From Middle English elementall, from Medieval Latin elementālis; compare Old French elementel. By surface analysis, element + -al.

Derived words

bielemental bioelemental dielemental elementalism elementality elementalize elementally monoelemental multielemental nonelemental omnielemental trielemental unelemental
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on E Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary