Meanings
- not comparablebiologyRelating to genetics or genes.First known use 1908
“DNA from hunter-gatherers is present at higher levels in Northeastern Europe, which means the region has an elevated genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease,” Barrie said.
2024 January 11, Katie Hunt, “Gene that protected humans 5,000 years ago may be linked to debilitating modern disease”, in CNN1 more example
Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.
2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3 - not comparableCaused by genes.
- not comparableOf or relating to origin (genesis).First known use 1831
All evidence tends to this conclusion, that the sun is the prime genetic agent of earthquakes and of every other pluto-dynamic impulse which acts against the crust of the planet, and breaks or elevates any of its parts.
1858, Year-Book Of Facts In Science And Art For 1858 - not comparablehuman sciencesBased on shared membership in a linguistic family.
Chinese has borrowed several words from English, but it does not have a genetic relationship to English.
- not comparablelifestyleBased on a shared membership in a religious family.
Guy Stroumsa (2011) proposes the use of the alternative term Abrahamic religions, emphasizing the genetic relationship between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and their branches, for which the idea of monotheism is not always central.
2016 September 15, Koji Yamashiro, edited by Yochai Ataria, David Gurevitz, Haviva Pedaya, and Yuval Neria, Trauma and Monotheism: Sugmund Freud’s Moses and Monotheism and the Possibility of Writing a Traumatic History of Religion, Springer International Publishing Switzerland, →DOI, →ISBN, page 251
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveoccurring among members of a family usually by heredity
adjectiveof or relating to the science of genetics
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekγίγνομαι“I come into being”
- Ancient Greekγενετικός
- Englishgenetic
Coined from genesis, similarly to antithesis, antithetic. Reflects Ancient Greek γενετικός (genetikós), from γένεσις (génesis) + -κός (-kós). Ultimately from Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “I come into being”). By surface analysis, gene + -tic or gen(esis) + -etic.
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian генетичен, генен
- генетичен (genetičen)relating to genetics or genes
- генен (genen)caused by genes
Catalan genètic, genèsic
- genèticrelating to genetics or genes
- genèsiccaused by genes
Czech genetický
- genetickýrelating to genetics or genes
Danish genetisk
- genetiskrelating to genetics or genes
Dutch genetisch, genetisch
- genetischrelating to genetics or genes
- genetischcaused by genes
- erfelijkcaused by genes
Esperanto genetika
- genetikarelating to genetics or genes
Finnish geneettinen
- geneettinenrelating to genetics or genes
French génétique
- génétiquerelating to genetics or genes
German genetisch, genetisch
- genetischrelating to genetics or genes
- genetischcaused by genes
Hindi अनुवांशिक, अनुवांशिक
- अनुवांशिक (anuvāñśik)relating to genetics or genes
- अनुवांशिक (anuvāñśik)caused by genes
Hungarian genetikai, genetikai
- genetikairelating to genetics or genes
- genetikaicaused by genes
Irish gineach, géiniteach
- gineachrelating to genetics or genes
- géiniteachrelating to genetics or genes
Italian genetico
- geneticorelating to genetics or genes
Japanese 遺伝的
- 遺伝的 (identeki)relating to genetics or genes
Latvian ģenētisks
- ģenētisksrelating to genetics or genes
Polish genetyczny
- genetycznyrelating to genetics or genes
Portuguese genético
- genéticorelating to genetics or genes
Romanian genetic
- geneticrelating to genetics or genes
Russian генети́ческий
- генети́ческий (genetíčeskij)relating to genetics or genes
Spanish genético
- genéticorelating to genetics or genes
Swedish genetisk, genetisk
- genetiskrelating to genetics or genes
- genetiskcaused by genes
Ukrainian генети́чний
- генети́чний (henetýčnyj)relating to genetics or genes
Vietnamese di truyền
- di truyềncaused by genes
Welsh genynnol, genynnol
- genynnolrelating to genetics or genes
- genynnolcaused by genes
Yiddish גענעטיש
- גענעטיש (genetish)relating to genetics or genes
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with genetic
Cite this entry
genetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic
“genetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genetic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genetic.
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