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Definitions for Basic

[1] of, relating to, or forming a base; fundamental: a basic principle; the basic ingredient.
[2] Chemistry . pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing a base. not having all of the hydroxyls of the base replaced by the acid group, or having the metal or its equivalent united partly to the acid group and partly to oxygen. alkaline.
[3] Metallurgy . noting, pertaining to, or made by a steelmaking process (basic process) in which the furnace or converter is lined with a basic or nonsiliceous material, mainly burned magnesite and a small amount of ground basic slag, to remove impurities from the steel. Compare acid(def 9) .
[4] Geology . (of a rock) having relatively little silica.
[5] Military . primary: basic training. of lowest rank: airman basic.
[6] Slang . (especially of a female) characterized by predictable or unoriginal style, interests, or behavior: those basic girls who follow trends. (of things) boringly predictable or unoriginal: His lyrics are just so basic.
[7] Military . basic training. a soldier or airman receiving basic training.
[8] Often basics. something that is fundamental or basic; an essential ingredient, principle, procedure, etc.: to learn the basics of music; to get back to basics.
[9] Slang . a person, especially a female, who is boringly predictable or unoriginal.
[10] a widely adopted programming language that uses English words, punctuation marks, and algebraic notation to facilitate communication between the operator or lay user and the computer.
[11] of, relating to, or forming a base or basis; fundamental; underlying
[12] elementary or simple a few basic facts
[13] excluding additions or extras basic pay
[14] chem of, denoting, or containing a base; alkaline (of a salt) containing hydroxyl or oxide groups not all of which have been replaced by an acid radical basic lead carbonate, 2PbCO 3 .Pb ( OH ) 2
[15] metallurgy of, concerned with, or made by a process in which the furnace or converter is made of a basic material, such as magnesium oxide
[16] (of such igneous rocks as basalt) containing between 52 and 45 per cent silica
[17] military primary or initial basic training
[18] (usually plural) a fundamental principle, fact, etc
[19] a computer programming language that uses common English terms

Words related to Basic

primitive, necessary, primary, elemental, underlying, key, main, vital, essential, radical, chief, principal, central, capital, basal, indispensable, inherent, intrinsic, substratal

Words nearby Basic

bashment, basho, basi-, basiate, basibregmatic axis, basic, basic anhydride, basic assembly language, basic curriculum, basic dress, basic dye

Origin of Basic

1965–70; B(eginner's) A(ll-purpose) S (ymbolic ) I(nstruction) C(ode)

Words that may be confused with Basic

basic, BASIC

Other words from Basic

non·ba·sic , adjective
qua·si-ba·sic , adjective

Word origin for Basic

C20: acronym of b (eginner's ) a (ll-purpose ) s (ymbolic ) i (nstruction ) c (ode )

Synonyms for Basic

elemental, essential, key, main, necessary, primary, primitive, underlying, vital, capital, central, chief, principal, radical, basal, indispensable, inherent, intrinsic, substratal