element

Definition

Examples

Trust is an important element of any long-term business relationship.

Word Family

Synonyms

• componentan abstract part of something
• factoranything that contributes causally to a result

Collocations

• Easy key element
  to key element, meaning to identify as in botany or biology, for example
• Medium crucial element
  describing crucial element (of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis)
• Hard constituent element
  describing constituent element (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)
• Very Hard element of truth
  describing element of truth (an abstract part of something)