Elementary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

easy and not involved or complicated

of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈəʊz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈəʊz/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɛlɪmˈɛntɚɹi/.

Examples

an elementary problem in statistics
elementary, my dear Watson
a simple game

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

elemental simple uncomplicated unproblematic primary

Parts of Speech

adjective	easy and not involved or complicated “an elementary problem in statistics”
adjective	of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education “the elementary grades”
adjective	of or being the essential or basic part “an elementary need for love and nurturing”

Word Forms

simpleness	noun	freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
simplicity	noun	freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
element	noun	an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

elementar

einfach und nicht kompliziert oder kompliziert

🇫🇷French

élémentaire

facile et pas impliqué ou compliqué

🇪🇸Spanish

elemental

fácil y no involucrado o complicado

🇮🇹Italian

elementare

facile e non coinvolto o complicato

🇳🇱Dutch

elementair

gemakkelijk en niet ingewikkeld of ingewikkeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

elementar

fácil e não envolvido ou complicado

🇷🇺Russian

элементарный

легко и не сложно

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्राथमिक

आसान और शामिल या जटिल नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাথমিক

সহজ এবং জড়িত বা জটিল নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆரம்பநிலை

எளிதானது மற்றும் ஈடுபாடு அல்லது சிக்கலானது அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాథమిక

సులభం మరియు ప్రమేయం లేదా సంక్లిష్టమైనది కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्राथमिक

सोपे आणि गुंतलेले किंवा गुंतागुंतीचे नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાથમિક

સરળ અને સામેલ નથી અથવા જટિલ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ

ಸುಲಭ ಮತ್ತು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಕೀರ್ಣವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാഥമിക

എളുപ്പവും ഉൾപ്പെട്ടതോ സങ്കീർണ്ണമോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੱਢਲੀ

ਆਸਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਜਾਂ ਗੁੰਝਲਦਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ابتدائی

آسان اور ملوث یا پیچیدہ نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

初级

简单，不涉及或复杂

🇯🇵Japanese

小学校

簡単で複雑でも複雑でもない

🇰🇷Korean

초등학교

쉽고 복잡하지도 복잡하지도 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiểu học

dễ dàng và không liên quan hoặc phức tạp

🇹🇭Thai

ระดับประถมศึกษา

ง่ายและไม่เกี่ยวข้องหรือซับซ้อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

dasar

mudah dan tidak terlibat atau rumit

🇵🇭Filipino

elementarya

madali at hindi kasali o kumplikado

🇲🇾Malay

rendah

mudah dan tidak terlibat atau rumit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ابتدائي

سهلة وغير معقدة أو معقدة

🇮🇷Persian

ابتدایی

آسان و درگیر یا پیچیده نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

temel

kolay ve karmaşık veya karmaşık değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

יְסוֹדִי

קל ולא מעורב או מסובך

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