generic

nouns

a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape

generic, generic wine

antonym

any product that can be sold without a brand name

generic

is a type of (narrower)

commodities offered for sale

"good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"

relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus

"the generic name"

generic

is derived from

pertains to

domain category

the science that studies living organisms

(of drugs) not protected by trademark

"`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"

generic

is similar to

not protected by trademark or patent or copyright

"nonproprietary products are in the public domain and anyone can produce or distribute them"

domain category

a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

applicable to an entire class or group

"is there a generic Asian mind?"

generic

is derived from

is similar to

applying to all or most members of a category or group

"the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader"