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organic

UK/ɔːˈɡænɪk//oɹˈɡænɪk/

organic adjective: pertaining to or derived from living organisms.

Adjective

organic (comparative more organic, superlative most organic)

  1. Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
  2. Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.
  3. Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.
  4. Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.
  5. Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).
  6. Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).
    • Socially, the term “organic” unit implies a military force characterized by relatively high cohesion, overlapping primary groups and a certain sense of shared past.1998, Eyal Ben-Ari, Mastering Soldiers: Conflict, Emotions, and the Enemy in an Israeli Military Unit, Beghahn Books, page 29
    • Most types of German field divisions include an organic reconnaissance battalion, and the remainder have strong reconnaissance companies.1945, U.S. War Department, Handbook on German Military Forces, LSU Press, published 1990, page 161
  7. Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
    • those organic arts which enable men to discourse and write perspicuously[1644], [John Milton], Of Education. To Master Samuel Hartlib, [London]: […] [Thomas Underhill and/or Thomas Johnson], →OCLC
  8. (Internet) Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.
    • According to a recent survey by Jupiter Research, 80 percent of Web users get information from organic search results.2008, Michael Masterson, MaryEllen Tribby, Changing the Channel: 12 Easy Ways to Make Millions for Your Business
    Antonyms:
    inorganic
  9. Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.
    • The writing of the script was an organic process.
  10. Harmonious; coherent; structured.
    • The production came together in an organic whole.

Noun

organic (plural organics)

  1. An organic compound.
  2. An organic food.
  3. A living organism, as opposed to a robot or hologram.
    • Pitiful organics.2016, Paradox Interactive, Stellaris (video game), scene: Anomaly Event 3089

organic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

organic in Hindi

organic
कार्बनिक kārbanik, जैव jaiv

organic in Tamil

கரிம, அங்கக, சேதன

organic in Marathi

सेंद्रिय, सेंद्रीय, ऑर्गेनिक

organic in Urdu

اساسی, نامیاتی, ذاتی
More languagesFewer languages
organic in Bengali
জৈব, সংগঠিত, সাংগঠনিক, সুসম্বদ্ধ
organic in Telugu
సేంద్రీయ, సేంద్రియ, ఆర్గానిక్
organic in Malayalam
ജൈവ jaiva, അവയവ avayava, കാർബണിക kāṟbaṇika
organic in Kannada
ನೆರುವಿನ, ಉಸುರಿಯ, ಜೈವಿಕ, ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ
organic in Punjabi
ਜੈਵਿਕ, ਆਰਗੈਨਿਕ
organic in Gujarati
ઓર્ગેનિક, કાર્બનિક
organic in Tagalog
hayin
organic in Arabic
عُضْوِيّ ʕuḍwiyy
organic in Malay
organik
organic in Persian
عضوی 'ozvi, آلی âli
organic in Thai
อินทรีย์ in-sii
organic in Vietnamese
hữu cơ

Examples of organic in a sentence

  • An organic mulch is a mulch made of natural substances such as leaves or grass clippings.
  • Organic chemistry primarily consists of the study of carbon bonds, in their many variations.
  • Xylic material and organic sediment were deposited in the supratidal marshes.

All 40 example sentences with organic

Antonyms of organic

Forms of organic

Adjective
comparativemore organic
superlativemost organic
alternative formorganick
Noun
pluralorganics

Plural of organic: organics

Origin of organic

From Middle English organic, organik, from Old French organique, from Latin organicus.

Words formed from organic

Phrases with organic

7 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with organic

38 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about organic

What does organic mean?
Organic means pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
What is organic in Hindi?
Organic in Hindi is कार्बनिक (kārbanik), जैव (jaiv). See Organic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is organic?
Organic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce organic?
Organic is pronounced /ɔːˈɡænɪk/ (UK).

Words near organic in the dictionary

  1. organellometry
  2. organellomics
  3. organellular
  4. organette
  5. organettes
  6. organic
  7. organic acid
  8. organic acids
  9. organic amine
  10. organic amines
  11. organic brain disease

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Adapted from Wiktionary: organic (page history and authors); कार्बनिक (Hindi) (page history and authors); organic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); organic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); organic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); organic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); organic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); organic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); organic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); organic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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