generic

/dʒɪˈnɛɹ.ɪk/
adjectivenoun

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

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 4 meanings

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

    “Capri pants can be a generic term for any cropped slim pants.”

  2. Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.

  3. Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.

  4. Pertaining to genera of life instead of particular species thereof.

    “Holonym: familial”

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A product sold under a generic name.

  2. A wine that is a combination of several wines, or made from a combination of several grape varieties.

  3. A term that specifies neither male nor female.

  4. The part of a toponym that identifies the feature's type.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle French générique, from Latin genus (“genus, kind”) + -ic.

Similar and opposite words

Similar
broadfuzzyunbrandedgeneralclassicindefinitecatholiccommon
Opposite
specificinstantialparticularconcreteproprietarybranded

GENERIC at a glance

GENERIC has 7 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (G 2 + E 1 + N 1 + E 1 + R 1 + I 1 + C 3) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,869 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

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