Generic vs. Genericize: What’s the Difference?

  • Generic (adjective)

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

  • Generic (adjective)

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

  • Generic (adjective)

    Not having a brand name.

  • Generic (adjective)

    Of or relating to a taxonomic genus.

  • Generic (adjective)

    Relating to gender.

  • Generic (adjective)

    Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene.

    “Words like salesperson and firefighter are generic.”

  • Generic (adjective)

    (Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.

  • Generic (adjective)

    Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

  • Generic (noun)

    A product sold under a generic name.

  • Generic (noun)

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

  • Generic (noun)

    A term that specifies neither male nor female.

  • Genericize (verb)

    To make generic.

  • Genericize (verb)

    To turn into a genericized trademark.

  • Genericize (verb)

    To make more generic: usable in more contexts.

Wiktionary
  • 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”

  • Generic (adjective)

    (of goods, especially medicinal drugs) having no brand name; not protected by a registered trademark.

  • 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”

  • Generic (adjective)

    relating to a genus.

  • Generic (noun)

    a consumer product having no brand name or registered trademark

    “substituting generics for brand-name drugs”

Oxford Dictionary

ncG1vNJzZmilkZ67pbXFn5yrnZ6Ysm%2B6xK1moJ2emr%2Bqr4yvqmaflaOys7XCorGeZw%3D%3D