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elements

elements

6.9
Bad weather like strong wind, heavy rain, or snow that can harm you
  • noun
  • /ˈɛlɪmənts/
  • Literature
translation icon : elementos
  • We have a working rain gauge which is now ready to brave the elements in the real world experiment.

It keeps your lumber unexposed to the elements.

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Examples

  • You can be exposed to the elements outside sun, rain, storms.

  • First came the tunic, leggings and neck scarf meant to protect one's skin from the elements and chafing of the armour.

  • And I thought that all of these different elements were tied to weather so well.

  • It's not out in the open where it can face all the cold elements blowing at it at full force.

  • They also work with elements of weather.

  • Thank you very much for braving the elements tonight.

  • You've got this nice Long Island called Long Island, protecting it from the elements and from invaders.

  • And susceptible to the to the elements, dirty, cramped, hot in the summer.

  • First came the tunic, leggings and neck scarf meant to protect one's skin from the elements and chafing of the armour.

  • The hikers had to turn back because they could not withstand the harsh elements of the storm.

Antonyms

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

75 1.0

Weather that is not very cold or hot and feels pleasant

How Severe

elements
  • Literature
6.9
stormy
33 1.0
bad weather
46 1.0
windy
73 1.0
mild
75 1.0

Surface Forms

element singular
elements plural

Morphology

elements = element (opaque) = element + s

Although formed by the regular plural of 'element', the idiomatic sense 'the elements' meaning 'the weather' is not predictable from the singular 'element' for most learners.

Etymology

Elements goes back to the old idea of the four basic parts of nature: 'earth', 'air', 'fire' and 'water', which people long ago called elements. So, when you are 'exposed to the elements' it means you are open to those natural forces, like wind, rain or cold, and therefore to bad weather.