What part of speech is elemental?

Elemental can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. elemental is a noun, singular of elementals.
  • 2. elemental is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more elemental
    most elemental
  • Positive: elemental 
  • Comparative: more elemental
  • Superlative: most elemental

What does elemental mean?

Definitions

Adjective

elemental - relating to or being an element; "elemental sulphur"
elemental - relating to severe atmospheric conditions; "a race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe"- J.K.Howard
elemental - of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"

Noun

elemental - A creature usually a spirit that is attuned with, or composed of, one of the classical elements: air, earth, fire and water. They sometimes have unique proper names and sometimes are referred to as Air, Earth, Fire, or Water.

Examples of elemental

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Elemental sulphur.
2. adj. A race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe.
3. adj. Is elemental mercury volatile?
Sentence  
adj.
Elemental sulphur.
A race against hail or cold rains or some other elemental catastrophe.
Is elemental mercury volatile?

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