· easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"
Synonym(s): simple, uncomplicated, unproblematic
· of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers"
· of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"; "a basal reader"
Synonym(s): elemental, primary, basal