basic

Meaning

Adj

1. Necessary, essential for life or some process.
2. Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
3. Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
4. (informal) Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.

Noun

1. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
2. An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
3. Basic training.

Synonyms

fundamental

primary

elementary

essential

elemental

principal

main

underlying

staple

initial

rudimentary

basal

alkaline

simple

cardinal

canonic

canonical

standard

prime

first

1st

at the beginning

chief

element

lowly

introductory

core

mainline

ultimate

base

grassroots

principle

major

plain

fiducial

essence

bottom

crude

basis

artless

intrinsical

intrinsic

integral

constitutive

basic training

innermost

constitutional

humble

homely

common

aluminium chloride

Translations

basique

básico

fondamental

fondamentale

basico

grundlegend

básico

basilare

bàsic

essentiel

base

fundamental

βασικός

basisch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbeɪsɪk/

Etymology

From base + -ic.

Sentences

He also considered Marco Ruas as " nothing special " and " basic ".

Underground sprinklers function through means of basic electronic and hydraulic technology .

Its research spans basic science , experimental medicine , epidemiology and public policy .