generic
Other forms: generics
Generic refers to the members of a whole class of things — like "tissue," a generic word for any soft, thin piece of paper that's good for wiping runny noses.
A generic product, whether it's a tire or donut or drug, is typical of all other products like it. There's nothing distinctive or unique about it. A generic fan looks and acts just like dozens of other fans — it doesn't spin backwards or send out sparks. Generic aspirin doesn't have a trademark, like Bayer or St. Joseph: it's just plain aspirin.
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relating to or applicable to an entire class or groupsynonyms:generalapplying to all or most members of a category or group
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relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus“the generic name”
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having no special or distinctive characteristics; unoriginalsynonyms:unoriginalnot original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual
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(of drugs) not protected by trademark“`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'”synonyms:nonproprietarynot protected by trademark or patent or copyright
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any product that can be sold without a brand nametypes:generic drugwhen the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agreestype of:
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a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grapesynonyms: generic wine
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Vocabulary lists containing generic
In letters addressed to an unnamed friend, Charlie describes his experiences as a high school freshman.
In a dystopian society that values beauty above all else, Tally Youngblood faces a choice: undergo cosmetic surgery to become a "pretty" or join a group of rebels.