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-genic

Syllables: gen·ic/-ˈdʒɛ.nɪk/

-genic suffix: forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.

Suffix

-genic (adjective-forming suffix, not comparable)

  1. Forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
    • carcino- + -genic → carcinogenic (“tending to cause cancer”)
  2. Forms adjectives relating to things produced or generated by something.
    • bacterio- + -genic → bacteriogenic (“caused by bacteria”)
  3. Forms adjectives relating to things suitable to be produced or reproduced.
    • tele- + -genic → telegenic (“attractive to television viewers”)

Origin of -genic

Borrowed either from French -gène or directly from its etymological source, Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs, “offspring; kind”), with -ic. Compare -gen.

Questions about -genic

What does -genic mean?
-genic means forms adjectives relating to things producing or generating something.
What part of speech is -genic?
-genic is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -genic?
-genic is pronounced /-ˈdʒɛ.nɪk/.

Words near -genic in the dictionary

  1. -gem
  2. -gen
  3. -gene
  4. -geneses
  5. -genesis
  6. -genic
  7. -genin
  8. -genous
  9. -geny
  10. -gerous
  11. -gest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -genic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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