general
Meaning of general
adjective
- affecting or concerning all or most people or things; widespread.
books of general interest
the general opinion was that prices would fall
- 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
- chief or principal.
the Director General of the BBC
the general manager
- a commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank.
- 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
- The plural form of general is: generals.
- Languages in which general is used:
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CatalanHyphenation 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:
Meaning occurring, found, or done often; prevalent:
Meaning covering or affecting a large area:
Meaning including a great variety of people or things:
Meaning liked or admired by many people or by a particular person or group:
Meaning of or concerning the people as a whole:
Meaning belonging to or characteristic of the mainstream:
Meaning widespread in a particular area or at a particular time:
Meaning existing at a particular time; current:
Meaning (especially of something undesirable) of common occurrence; widespread:
Meaning having existed or done something for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted:
Meaning based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed:
Meaning existing in or as part of a tradition; long-established:
Meaning advocating the upholding or maintenance of tradition:
Meaning following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice:
Meaning generally believed or recognized to be valid or correct:
Meaning including or dealing with all or nearly all elements or aspects of something:
Meaning taking everything into account:
Meaning covering all cases or instances; total and inclusive:
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:
Meaning involving or affecting large numbers of people or things:
Meaning comprising the whole number or amount:
Meaning having all the necessary or appropriate parts:
Meaning done on a large scale; extensive:
Meaning (of a statement) taking no account of particular cases or exceptions; too general:
Meaning (of a view or picture) with a wide view surrounding the observer; sweeping:
Meaning having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide:
Meaning made larger; enlarged:
Meaning including all the services or items normally expected or required:
Meaning characteristic of or relating to a class or group of things; not specific:
Meaning open and direct:
Meaning comprehensive in terms of information:
Meaning done at random or without careful judgement:
Meaning including a wide variety of things; all-embracing:
Meaning relating to or encompassing the whole of something, or of a group of things:
Meaning existing, occurring, or carried on between nations:
Meaning extending or reaching throughout a whole nation:
Meaning extending throughout a nation:
Meaning lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail:
Meaning not quite accurate or correct:
Meaning not exact or precise; approximate:
Meaning not strict or exact:
Meaning forming an essential foundation or starting point; fundamental:
Meaning close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact:
Meaning not specific; vague:
Meaning of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning:
Meaning covered by a haze:
Meaning having a frizzy texture or appearance:
Meaning made of wool:
Meaning not clearly expressed or defined; vague:
Meaning (of a person's eyes or gaze) not focusing on a particular person or thing:
Meaning a baseball ground:
Meaning lacking in detail; broad and general:
general antonyms
Meaning limited in extent, number, scope, or action:
Meaning restrict (something) to a particular place or part of the body:
Meaning having many details or facts; showing attention to detail:
Translation of general
- Spanish: general, genérico, universal, genérica
- Italian: generale, generica, generico
- Portuguese: generalidades, general, genérico
- French: général, générique
- German: allgemein, generell, General, generisch
Anagrams of general
Words that rhyme with general
eral, Liberal, antiliberal, illiberal, impuberal, intertuberal, liberal, neoliberal, nonliberal, overliberal, postpuberal, preliberal, prepuberal, pseudoliberal, puberal, semiliberal, subtuberal, tuberal, ultraliberal, unliberal, brachyceral, carceral, cardiovisceral, ceral, cerebrovisceral, cheiceral, cheliceral, extravisceral, glyceral, neurovisceral, nonvisceral, parietovisceral, perivisceral, pleurovisceral, plurivisceral, rhopaloceral, somaticovisceral, unvisceral, visceral, Falderal, Federal, Inderal, antifederal, bederal, confederal, falderal, federal, foederal, ganoderal, hederal
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