| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| genappe | noun | A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the manufacture of braid, fringe, etc. |
| general | adjective | Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy., Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or particular; including all particulars; as, a general inference or conclusion., Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a loose and general expression., Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread; prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general opinion; a general custom., Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam, our general sire., As a whole; in gross; for the most part., Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or method., The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to all, or the chief part; — opposed to particular., One of the chief military officers of a government or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest military rank next below field marshal., The roll of the drum which calls the troops together; as, to beat the general., The chief of an order of monks, or of all the houses or congregations under the same rule., The public; the people; the vulgar. |
| generic | adjective | Alt. of Generical |
| genesis | noun | The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to anything; the process or mode of originating; production; formation; origination., The first book of the Old Testament; — so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race., Same as Generation. |
| genette | noun | One of several species of small Carnivora of the genus Genetta, allied to the civets, but having the scent glands less developed, and without a pouch., The fur of the common genet (Genetta vulgaris); also, any skin dressed in imitation of this fur. |
| genetic | adjective | Same as Genetical. |
| genevan | adjective | Of or pertaining to Geneva, in Switzerland; Genevese., A native or inhabitant of Geneva., A supported of Genevanism. |
| genipap | noun | The edible fruit of a West Indian tree (Genipa Americana) of the order Rubiaceae. It is oval in shape, as a large as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark purple juice. |
| genista | noun | A genus of plants including the common broom of Western Europe. |
| genital | adjective | Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs. |
| genitor | noun | One who begets; a generator; an originator., The genitals. |
| genoese | adjective | Of or pertaining to Genoa, a city of Italy., A native or inhabitant of Genoa; collectively, the people of Genoa. |
| genteel | adjective | Possessing or exhibiting the qualities popularly regarded as belonging to high birth and breeding; free from vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as, genteel company, manners, address., Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law., Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live in a genteel allowance. |
| gentrie | noun | Nobility of birth or of character; gentility. |
| gentian | noun | Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla, usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See Illust. of Capsule. |
| gentile | adjective | One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen., Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people., Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or adjective. |
| gentoos | plural | of Gentoo |
| genuine | adjective | Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials. |