ELEMENTARINESS
El`e*men"ta*ri*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being elementary; original simplicity; uncompounded state.
ELEMENTARITY
El`e*men*tar"i*ty, n.
Defn: Elementariness. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
ELEMENTARY
El`e*men"ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. elementarius: cf. F. élémentaire.]
1. Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.
2. Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or first principles of anything; initial; rudimental; introductory; as, an elementary treatise.
3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth, fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the elementary region." J. Spencer.
ELEMENTATION
El`e*men*ta"tion, n.
Defn: Instruction in the elements or first principles. [R.]