Basic

noun

/ˈbeɪsɪk/

Word Frequency: 106.7

Definitions

1.nounA necessary commodity, a staple requirement.

"Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers."

2.nounAn elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.

"Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics."

3.nounBasic training.

"The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic."

4.adjectiveNecessary, essential for life or some process.

"Flour is a basic ingredient of bread."

5.adjectiveElementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.

"The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic."

6.adjectiveOf or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.

7.adjectiveUnremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.

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