n. any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business; "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"

adj. furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"

adj. being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"

adj. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"

adj. serving as an essential component; "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"

n. anything that is necessary but lacking; "he had sufficient means to meet his simple needs"; "I tried to supply his wants"

n. (music) the first note of a diatonic scale

n. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

adj. unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"

adj. free from pomp or affectation; "comfortable but modest cottages"; "a simple rectangular brick building"; "a simple man with simple tastes"

adj. (of a bodily tube or passageway) open; affording free passage; "patent ductus arteriosus"

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people

adj. without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth"

adj. normally existing at birth; "mankind's connatural sense of the good"

adj. of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in nature"

adj. established firmly and securely; "the entrenched power of the nobility"

adj. preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

adj. of qualities that are spread throughout something; "ambition is immanent in human nature"; "we think of God as immanent in nature"

adj. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"

adj. belonging to a thing by its very nature; "form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

adj. absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"

adj. urgently needed; absolutely necessary; "a critical element of the plan"; "critical medical supplies"; "vital for a healthy society"; "of vital interest"

adj. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

adj. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; "a central position"

adj. being of crucial importance; "a pivotal event"; "Its pivotal location has also exposed it to periodic invasions"- Henry Kissinger; "the polar events of this study"; "a polar principal"

adj. preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"

adj. performing an essential function in the living body; "vital organs"; "blood and other vital fluids"; "the loss of vital heat in shock"; "a vital spot"; "life-giving love and praise"

adj. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

adj. basic and fundamental; "the essential feature"

adj. absolutely essential

adj. uppercase; "capital A"; "great A"; "many medieval manuscripts are in majuscule script"

adj. used of the first or originating agent; "prime mover"

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

adj. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"

adj. unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"

adj. characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity; "a simplistic theory of the universe"; "simplistic arguments of the ruling party"

adj. having only one part or element; "a simplex word has no affixes and is not part of a compound--like `boy' compared with `boyish' or `house' compared with `houseboat'"

adj. made easy or uncomplicated

adj. representing the furthest possible extent of analysis or division into parts; "a feeling is a simple and undecomposable mental state"- G.S.Brett; "this weight of evidence is something mystical and unanalyzable"-M.R.Cohen

adj. lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine"

adj. serving as or forming a base; "the painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats"

adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of elementary school or elementary education; "the elementary grades"; "elementary teachers"

adj. arising from or going to the root or source; "a radical flaw in the plan"

adj. having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay"

adj. of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"

adj. early testing stage of a software or hardware product; "alpha version"

adj. significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"

adj. of immediate import; "burning issues of the day"

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"; "the master bedroom"; "a master switch"

adj. having important issues or results; "the year's only really consequential legislation"; "an eventful decision"

adj. of radical or major importance; "a Copernican revolution in modern art"

adj. (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation; "our distinguished professor"

adj. important in history; "the historic first voyage to outer space"

adj. indicating the head of a staff; "editor-in-chief"

adj. of distinguished importance; "a measurable figure in literature"

adj. of great consequence; "marriage is a serious matter"

adj. highly important to or an integral part of a strategy or plan of action especially in war; "a strategic chess move"; "strategic withdrawal"; "strategic bombing missions"

adj. having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange; "another human being equally valuable in the sight of God"; "a valuable diamond"

adj. concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually; "superficial similarities"; "a superficial mind"; "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy"; "superficial knowledge"; "the superficial report didn't give the true picture"; "only superficial differences"