elemental

Definitions

Relating to or embodying the powers of nature.

Fundamental, essential, or primary in nature.

Relating to the basic chemical or physical constituents of something.

Examples

The storm possessed an elemental power that left the entire village in awe.

He felt an elemental connection to the ocean, as if he belonged to the tides themselves.

Synonyms

fundamental basic essential primary rudimentary primal foundational

Antonyms

complex secondary derivative advanced complicated elaborate nonessential