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basic
English
Etymology
base +? -ic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?be?s?k/
- Rhymes: -e?s?k
- Hyphenation: ba?sic
Adjective
basic (comparative more basic, superlative most basic)
- Necessary, essential for life or some process.
- Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
- (chemistry) Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
- (slang) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
- 2013, Sam Stryker, "Why Does Everyone Hate Anne Hathaway?", The Observer (University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College), Volume 46, Issue 101, 1 March 2013, page 11:
- I'm not saying people are jealous of Hathaway because she is so perfect. Yes, she does have it all — husband, healthy career, good looks. But she doesn't do anything in an "awesome" way. She's basic.
- 2014, Trevor Thrall, "Firing Line: Rowling says ‘JK,’ Ron and Hermione not meant to be", The Daily Campus (Southern Methodist University), Volume 99, Issue 54, 3 February 2014, page 4:
- And what can be said about Ginny? She’s basic. My guess is that she spends her time drinking pumpkin spice lattes and watching “Pretty Little Liars.” The Chosen One is way out of her quidditch league.
- 2015, Lily Kunda, "A New Track On Hip-Hipocrisy", The Marlin Chronicle (Virginia Wesleyan College), 26 February 2015, page 7:
- "I couldn't get into it, I could barely understand what he's saying – it had too much cursing and explicit language," said Cortnee Brandon. "I think his lyrics are easy...he's basic. Kendrick Lamar is kind of overrated."
- 2013, Sam Stryker, "Why Does Everyone Hate Anne Hathaway?", The Observer (University of Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College), Volume 46, Issue 101, 1 March 2013, page 11:
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:bare-bones
- (chemistry): alkaline
Antonyms
- (chemistry): acidic
Derived terms
- basically
- BASIC
Translations
Noun
basic (plural basics)
- A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
- Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
- An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
- (military) Basic training.
Translations
References
Anagrams
- SABIC
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English BASIC.
Noun
basic m (invariable)
- (computing) BASIC
Anagrams
- bisca
Occitan
Pronunciation
Adjective
basic m (feminine singular basica, masculine plural basics, feminine plural basicas)
- basic
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primordial
English
Etymology
From the Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”). Confer primordium and -al.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /p?a??m??.di.?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /p?a??m??.di.?l/
Adjective
primordial (not comparable)
- first, earliest or original
- the primordial facts of our intelligent nature
- (biology) characteristic of the earliest stage of the development of an organism, or relating to a primordium
- a primordial leaf; a primordial cell
- primeval
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
primordial (plural primordials)
- A first principle or element.
Translations
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p?i.m??.djal/
Adjective
primordial (feminine singular primordiale, masculine plural primordiaux, feminine plural primordiales)
- primordial, primitive, original
- vital, essential, paramount, of paramount importance
Further reading
- “primordial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
primordial (not comparable)
- primordial
Declension
Further reading
- “primordial” in Duden online
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”).
Adjective
primordial m or f (plural primordiais, comparable)
- primordial (first, earliest or original)
- Synonym: primeiro
- primary, main, paramount
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
- Em mim o que há de primordial é o hábito e o jeito de sonhar.
- Synonyms: capital, essencial, importante
- 1982, Bernardo Soares, Livro do Desassossego, Vol.II
Derived terms
- primordialmente
Related terms
- primórdio
Further reading
- “primordial” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French primordial
Adjective
primordial m or n (feminine singular primordial?, masculine plural primordiali, feminine and neuter plural primordiale)
- primeval
Declension
Related terms
- primordialitate
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin pr?m?rdi?lis (“of the beginning”). Cognate with English primordial.
Adjective
primordial (plural primordiales)
- primordial
- primary, paramount
Related terms
- primordio
Further reading
- “primordial” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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