basic
/ˈbeɪsɪk/
noun
- 1
A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
“Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.”
- 2
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
“Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.”
- 3
Basic training.
“The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic.”
adjective
- 1
Necessary, essential for life or some process.
“Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.”
- 2
Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
“The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic.”
- 3
Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
- 4
Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
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