Generic

Quick meaning: Generic is an adjective meaning Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.

Meaning

Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances.

More Meanings

1. Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
2. (pharmacology) Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
3. (taxonomy) Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.
4. (grammar, nonstandard) Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene; unisex.
5. (computing) Of a procedure, written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
6. (geometry) Of a point, having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
7. Relating to genre.

Example Sentences

Holonym: familial

That movie was so generic; it was such a bore!

Both [films] test formal and generic boundaries.

Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.

Word Forms

• generick
• generics

Synonyms for generic

Depending on context, synonyms include broad, general, classic, fuzzy, indefinite, unbranded.

Antonyms for generic

Common opposites include specific, particular, concrete, proprietary, branded, gendered.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include general, nonproprietary, generalised, general-purpose, generally, overall.

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