Definitions For Generic
noun
- Any product that can be sold without a brand name
- Wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as vin rouge', vino rosso', rotwein', red wine', etc.), or by general class (as vin ordinaire', vin de table', vino da tavola', tafelwein', table wine', etc.)
adjective
- Applicable to an entire class or group
- (of drugs) not protected by trademark
adjective
- Relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus
verb
- A product (such as a drug) that is not sold or made under a particular brand name : a generic product
Is Generics a Scrabble Word?
Words With Friends
YES
Scrabble US
YES
Scrabble UK
YES
English International (SOWPODS)
YES
Scrabble Global
YES
Enable1 Dictionary
YES
Points in Different Games
Scrabble
11
Words with Friends
14
The word Generic is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Generic in a Sentence
- “Flu” is sometimes used as a generic term for any illness caused by a virus.
- A love of big things—big cars, big meals—seems to be a generic trait of the American people
- You can substitute generics for brand-name drugs on this health plan.