Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z generalissimo A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader. generalissimoship The position or office of a generalissimo. generalissimus Synonym of generalissimo. generalist A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields. generalistic Of or pertaining to a generalist generality The quality of being general. generalizability The quality of being generalizable. generalizable Capable of being generalized. generalizably In a generalizable manner generalization An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class. generalize To speak in generalities, or in vague terms. generalized Made more general, less specialized. generalizer One who, or that which, generalizes. generalizibility the property of being capable of being generalized, i.e. made more general, less specialized. generally Popularly or widely. generalness The quality of being general, of having wide applicability. generalship The position or office of a general. generant generative; producing generatability Capability of being generated. generatable Capable of being generated. generate To bring into being; give rise to. generation The act of creating something or bringing something into being; production, creation. generational Of, pertaining to, or changing over generations. generationally With regard to the generations generationer A member of a specified generation. generationism The belief that a specific generation has inherent traits making it inferior or superior to another generation. generationology The study of generations. generationwide Affecting an entire generation generative Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing. generatively In a generative way. generativeness The quality of being generative. generativism Support for generative linguistics. generativist A proponent of generative grammar or generative semantics generativistic Relating to generativism. generativity The ability to create or reproduce. generator An apparatus in which vapour or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort etc. generatrix A curve that, when rotated about an axis, produces a solid figure. generic Very broad; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific instances. Generica The features of the landscape such as fire hydrants, letterboxes, fast-food chains, and streets named Main, etc., that are the same throughout the United States. generical generic generically In a generic manner. genericalness The quality of being generic. generich Having a higher than normal concentration of genes genericide The process by which trademark rights are diminished or lost as a result of common use in the marketplace. genericise Non-Oxford British spelling of genericize. genericism the state of being generic genericity Genericness, the state or quality of being generic. genericization The process of becoming generic; an instance of it. genericize To turn into a genericized trademark. genericized That has become generic. genericness The state or condition of being generic. generics The use of templates, etc., to create generic source code that can be used in many situations. generification The process of making generic; the conversion to use generics. generify To make generic. generitype type species generosity The trait of being willing to donate money, resources, or time. generous Noble in behaviour or actions; principled, not petty; kind, magnanimous. generously In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample. generousness The quality of being generous. Generoux A surname from French Genesee A community in Leduc County, Alberta, Canada. Geneseo A city in Henry County, Illinois. geneserine Synonym of eseridine. geneset A set of genes (with a specified function) genesiac Relating to Genesis in the Bible. Genesiacal Relating to Genesis in the Bible. genesial Of or relating to generation or genes. genesiology The study of generation (reproduction). genesis The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being. Genesitic Relating to Genesis in the Bible. genesiurgic Capable of generation. Genest A surname. genet Any of several Old World nocturnal, carnivorous mammals, of the genus Genetta, most of which have a spotted coat and a long, ringed tail. genethics The ethics of genetics genethliac Of or pertaining to the casting of horoscopes at a person's birth genethliacal Genethliac; relating to the casting of horoscopes based on one's birth. genethliacon A birthday ode. genethlialogic Relating to genethlialogy. genethlialogical Relating to genethlialogy. genethlialogy natal astrology genetic Relating to genetics or genes. genetical Relating to genesis or origin; genetic. genetically In a manner relating to genes or genetics. geneticin An aminoglycoside antibiotic that blocks polypeptide synthesis geneticism The belief that a text is best understood by studying its origins and history. geneticist A scientist who studies genes. geneticization The process of geneticizing. geneticize To make genetic; to reduce to a matter of genetics. genetics The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA. genetous Congenital. Genettian Of or relating to Gérard Genette (1930–2018), French literary theorist associated with structuralism. geneva Gin, especially jenever. Genevan From, or pertaining to, Geneva. Genevanism Calvinism. Genevate To convert to puritanism (as it was practiced in Geneva). Genevese A native or inhabitant of Geneva. Genevieve A female given name from French. Genevish A surname. Genevois A former province of the Duchy of Savoy, having Annecy as its capital. genewise One gene at a time genexp A generator expression. genfic Fan fiction that does not focus specifically on romance or sex. genfiver Someone who considers the fifth generation of Pokémon (BW and B2W2) the Pokémon franchise's peak in quality or the last good entries in the series, especially when elitist about the generations that came after. geng A surname. Genghis Genghis Khan. Genghisid A member of any of various Asian dynasties descended from Genghis Khan. Genghiskhanid Synonym of Genghisid. gengineer A person skilled at gengineering. gengineered genetically engineered gengineering Genetic engineering. Gengler A surname. Gengma A Dai and Va autonomous county in Lincang, Yunnan, China. Genhe A county-level city of Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China. genial Friendly and cheerful; enlivening. geniality The quality of being genial; friendly cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners. genialize To make genial. genially In a genial manner; gaily; cheerfully. genialness The quality of being genial; geniality. genian Of or pertaining to the chin. genic of, relating to, produced by, or being a gene genically In a genic manner; on or relating to a gene. genicular Relating to the knee. geniculate Bent abruptly, with the structure of a knee. geniculated geniculate geniculately In a geniculate manner. geniculation The act of kneeling. geniculatoside A particular steroid glycoside. geniculocalcarine geniculate and calcarine geniculocortical Going from the geniculate nucleus to the cortex. geniculoextrastriate Relating to the geniculate nucleus and the extrastriate cortex. geniculohypothalamic geniculate and hypothalamic geniculorecipient Describing that part of the geniculate nucleus that receives sensory impulses geniculostriate Geniculate and striate. geniculum A small genu, or angular knee-like structure, especially (anatomy) a sharp knee-like bend in a small structure or organ. genie A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. genielike Resembling or characteristic of a genie. genii Guardian spirits. genin The steroid-related portion of some types of glycosides genio Somebody having a particular way of thinking. geniocracy A system of government based on creative intelligence and problem-solving, proposed especially by Raëlians. geniocratic Of or related to a geniocracy. genioglossal Relating to the chin and tongue. genioglossus A flat, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the superior mental spine and inserts onto the undersurface of the tongue and onto the hyoid bone, acting mainly to extend, protrude or depress the tongue. geniohyoglossal Relating to the chin and hyoglossus. geniohyoglossus Synonym of genioglossus. geniohyoid Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone. geniolatry The worship of spirits. genioplasty mentoplasty geniosity Genius (extraordinary mental capacity). geniospasm A movement disorder of the mentalis muscle.