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generic
English
Alternative forms
- generick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /d???n???k/
- Hyphenation: gen?er?ic
- Rhymes: -?r?k
Adjective
generic (comparative more generic, superlative most generic)
- very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups (genera) as opposed to specific instances.
- 1864, Walter Bagehot, "Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browning; or, Pure, Ornate, and Grotesque Art in English Poetry", in The National Review Volume 19
- […] the essence is that such self-describing poets describe what is in them, but not peculiar to them, – what is generic, not what is special and individual.
- 1864, Walter Bagehot, "Wordsworth, Tennyson, and Browning; or, Pure, Ornate, and Grotesque Art in English Poetry", in The National Review Volume 19
- lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise
- (of a product or drug) not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents
- (taxonomy) pertaining to a taxon at the rank of genus
- relating to gender
- (grammar) specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene
- Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.
- (computing, of procedures) written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter
- (geometry, of a point) having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field
Synonyms
- (comprehensive): broad, general, classic; see also Thesaurus:generic
- (lacking in precision): fuzzy, indefinite; see also Thesaurus:vague
- (lacking a brand): unbranded
Antonyms
- (comprehensive): specific, particular, concrete; see also Thesaurus:specific
- (lacking a brand): non-generic, proprietary, branded
- (neither masculine nor feminine): gendered
Derived terms
- genericity
- genericness
- generic you
Translations
Noun
generic (plural generics)
- A product sold under a generic name.
- A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
- (grammar) A term that specifies neither male nor female.
Translations
Related terms
- gender
- genus
Anagrams
- energic
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French générique.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?e?ne.rik/
Adjective
generic m or n (feminine singular generic?, masculine plural generici, feminine and neuter plural generice)
- generic
Declension
Noun
generic n (plural generice)
- (television, film) credits, titles
Declension
generic From the web:
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- what generic drugs are made in china
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intrinsic
English
Alternative forms
- intrinsick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French intrinsèque, from Latin intr?nsecus (“on the inside, inwardly”), from *intrim, an assumed adverbial form of inter (“within”) + secus (“by, on the side”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n.?t??n.z?k/
Adjective
intrinsic (comparative more intrinsic, superlative most intrinsic)
- Innate, inherent, inseparable from the thing itself, essential.
- Synonyms: essential, inherent, innate, proper to
- Antonym: extrinsic
- 1832, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening
- (anatomy, of a body part) Situated, produced, secreted in, or coming from inside an organ, tissue, muscle or member.
Synonyms
- (innate): See also Thesaurus:intrinsic or Thesaurus:innate
Derived terms
Related terms
- intrinsicality
- intrinsically
Translations
Noun
intrinsic (plural intrinsics)
- (computing, programming) A built-in function that is implemented directly by the compiler, without any intermediate call to a library.
- (video games) An ability possessed by a character and not requiring any external equipment.
Further reading
- intrinsic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- intrinsic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Intrinsic and extrinsic properties on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- citrinins
intrinsic From the web:
- what intrinsic value
- what intrinsic motivation
- what intrinsic means
- what intrinsically motivates you
- what intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
- what intrinsic value means
- what intrinsically safe means
- what intrinsic semiconductor
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