basic
Pronunciation:
/ˈbeɪsɪk/noun
Definitions
A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.
Example: Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers.
An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.
Example: Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics.
Basic training.
Example: The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic.
adjective
Definitions
Necessary, essential for life or some process.
Example: Flour is a basic ingredient of bread.
Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.
Example: The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic.
Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.
Unremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.