general

Meaning of general

adjective
  1. affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread.
    books of general interest
    the general opinion was that prices would fall
  2. considering or including only the main features or elements of something; not exact or detailed.
    the arrangements were outlined in very general terms
    a general introduction to the subject
  3. chief or principal.
    the Director General of the BBC
    the general manager
noun
  1. a commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank.
  2. the general public.

Middle English: via Old French from Latin generalis, from genus, gener- ‘class, race, kind’. The noun primarily denotes a person having overall authority: the sense ‘army commander’ is an abbreviation of captain general, from French capitaine général ‘commander-in-chief’.

Information about general

Hyphenation of general

gen-eral

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • general is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

general synonyms

Meaning cosmopolitan:

cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, universal, worldwide

Meaning found or distributed over a large area or number of people:

widespread

Meaning occurring, found, or done often; prevalent:

common

Meaning covering or affecting a large area:

extensive

Meaning including a great variety of people or things:

wide

Meaning liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group:

popular

Meaning of or concerning the people as a whole:

public

Meaning belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream:

mainstream

Meaning widespread in a particular area or at a particular time:

prevalent

Meaning existing at a particular time; current:

prevailing

Meaning (especially of something undesirable) of common occurrence; widespread:

rife

Meaning having existed or done something for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted:

established

Meaning based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed:

conventional

Meaning existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established:

traditional

Meaning advocating the upholding or maintenance of tradition:

traditionalist

Meaning following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice:

orthodox

Meaning generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct:

accepted

Meaning including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something:

comprehensive

Meaning taking everything into account:

overall

Meaning covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive:

blanket

Meaning a device consisting of a circular canopy of cloth on a folding metal frame supported by a central rod, used as protection against rain:

umbrella

Meaning involving or affecting large numbers of people or things:

mass

Meaning comprising the whole number or amount:

total

Meaning having all the necessary or appropriate parts:

complete

Meaning done on a large scale; extensive:

wholesale

Meaning (of a statement) taking no account of particular cases or exceptions; too general:

sweeping

Meaning (of a view or picture) with a wide view surrounding the observer; sweeping:

panoramic

Meaning having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide:

broad

Meaning made larger; enlarged:

extended

Meaning including all the services or items normally expected or required:

inclusive

Meaning characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific:

generic

Meaning open and direct:

outright

Meaning comprehensive in terms of information:

encyclopedic

Meaning done at random or without careful judgement:

indiscriminate

Meaning including a wide variety of things; all-embracing:

catholic

Meaning relating to or encompassing the whole of something, or of a group of things:

global

Meaning existing, occurring, or carried on between nations:

international

Meaning extending or reaching throughout a whole nation:

nationwide

Meaning extending throughout a nation:

countrywide

Meaning lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail:

imprecise

Meaning not quite accurate or correct:

inexact

Meaning not exact or precise; approximate:

rough

Meaning not strict or exact:

loose

Meaning forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental:

basic

Meaning close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact:

approximate

Meaning not specific; vague:

unspecific

Meaning of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning:

vague

Meaning covered by a haze:

hazy

Meaning having a frizzy texture or appearance:

fuzzy

Meaning made of wool:

woolly

Meaning not clearly expressed or defined; vague:

indefinite

Meaning (of a person's eyes or gaze) not focusing on a particular person or thing:

unfocused

Meaning a baseball ground:

ballpark

Meaning lacking in detail; broad and general:

undetailed

general antonyms

Meaning limited in extent, number, scope, or action:

restricted

Meaning restrict (something) to a particular place or part of the body:

localized

Meaning having many details or facts; showing attention to detail:

detailed

Translation of general

Anagrams of general

enlarge, gleaner, Renagel

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