organic
/oɹˈɡænɪk/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
adj
Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
adj
Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
adj
Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
adj
Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
adj
Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
adj
Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
adj
Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.
Example Sentences
- "Socially, the term “organic” unit implies a military force characterized by relatively high cohesion, overlapping primary groups and a certain sense of shared past."
- "Most types of German field divisions include an organic reconnaissance battalion, and the remainder have strong reconnaissance companies."
- "those organic arts which enable men to discourse and write perspicuously"
- "According to a recent survey by Jupiter Research, 80 percent of Web users get information from organic search results."
- "The writing of the script was an organic process."
- "The production came together in an organic whole."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *werǵ-, organic, organique, organicus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /oɹˈɡænɪk/
- British English: /ɔːˈɡænɪk/