basic
/ˈbeɪsɪk/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.89 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
noun
A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
noun
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
noun
name
Any of a family of third-generation programming languages.
Example Sentences
- "Flour is a basic ingredient of bread."
- "Over the past few weeks, U.S. Coast Guard service members, civilian employees and their families have had to scramble to pay for basic necessities. Many have taken donations of food and toiletries from their communities, and frantically called their banks and credit unions to try to avert financial disaster."
- "Having access to the truth is a basic right of the general public."
- "The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic."
- "I'm not saying people are jealous of Hathaway because she is so perfect. Yes, she does have it all — husband, healthy career, good looks. But she doesn't do anything in an "awesome" way. She's basic."
- "And what can be said about Ginny? She’s basic. My guess is that she spends her time drinking pumpkin spice lattes and watching “Pretty Little Liars.” The Chosen One is way out of her quidditch league."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *gʷémtis Proto-Hellenic *gʷə́tis Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs)bor. Latin basis Old French basebor. Middle English base English base Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English basic From base + -ic.