Meanings
comparative more eugenic · superlative most eugenic
- Of or relating to eugenics.
In making his point, Thomas dedicated more than a dozen pages on the history of the eugenics movement to explain why “the use of abortion to achieve eugenic goals is not merely hypothetical.”
2019 May 28, Ariane de Vogue, “Why Clarence Thomas wrote over a dozen pages on eugenics”, in CNN1 more example
[Alan] Dershowitz, who as a Harvard Law professor regularly attended lunches [Jeffrey] Epstein hosted for the scientists, told the Times he was “appalled” to learn about Epstein's eugenic ambitions, but their friendship continued.
2019 August 7, Marissa Brostoff, Noah Kulwin, “The Right Kind of Continuity”, in Jewish Currents
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating or adapting to production of strong or effective offspring.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivepertaining to or causing improvement in the offspring produced
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
- Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
- Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
- Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
- Englisheu-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englisheugenic
Translations
Catalan eugenèsic
- eugenèsicof or relating to eugenics
French eugénique
- eugéniqueof or relating to eugenics
Norwegian Bokmål eugenisk
- eugeniskof or relating to eugenics
Polish eugeniczny
- eugenicznyof or relating to eugenics
Spanish eugenésico, eugénico
- eugenésicoof or relating to eugenics
- eugénicoof or relating to eugenics
Ukrainian євгені́чний
- євгені́чний (jevheníčnyj)of or relating to eugenics
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with eugenic
Cite this entry
eugenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugenic
“eugenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eugenic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugenic.
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