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Generic (adjective)
Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.
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Generic (adjective)
Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.
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Generic (adjective)
Not having a brand name.
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Generic (adjective)
Of or relating to a taxonomic genus.
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Generic (adjective)
Relating to gender.
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Generic (adjective)
Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene.
“Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.”
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Generic (adjective)
(Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.
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Generic (adjective)
Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.
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Generic (noun)
A product sold under a generic name.
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Generic (noun)
A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.
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Generic (noun)
A term that specifies neither male nor female.
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Genericize (verb)
To make generic.
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Genericize (verb)
To turn into a genericized trademark.
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Genericize (verb)
To make more generic: usable in more contexts.
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Generic (adjective)
characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific
“chèvre is a generic term for all goat’s milk cheese”
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Generic (adjective)
(of goods, especially medicinal drugs) having no brand name; not protected by a registered trademark.
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Generic (adjective)
lacking imagination or individuality; predictable and unoriginal
“generic dance-floor fillers”
“the plot of the film isn’t just generic, it’s insultingly stupid”
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Generic (adjective)
relating to a genus.
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Generic (noun)
a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark
“substituting generics for brand-name drugs”