basic
adjective
1. pertaining to or constituting a base or basis
- a basic fact
- the basic ingredients
- basic changes in public opinion occur because of changes in priorities
Similar word(s): basal, base, elemental, elementary, primary, fundamental, rudimentary, underlying, grassroots, radical
2. reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality
- a basic story line
Similar word(s): standard, canonic, canonical
3. serving as a base or starting point
- a basic course in Russian
- basic training for raw recruits
- a set of basic tools
Similar word(s): first, introductory
4. of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base
Similar word(s): alkalic, alkaline
Sentences with basic as an adjective:
- Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
- The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is purely basic.
noun
1. a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use
Definition categories: communication
2. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Similar word(s): staple
Definition categories: man–made, commodity, good
Sentences with basic as a noun:
- Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
- Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.