basic

/ˈbeɪsɪk/
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Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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Moderate complexity

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noun

1. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.

"Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers."

2. An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.

"Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics."

3. Basic training.

"The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic."

adjective

1. Necessary, essential for life or some process.

"Flour is a basic ingredient of bread."

2. Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.

"The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic."

3. Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.

4. Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.

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