General

Adjective

 * 1) Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific: or particular:.
 * 2) * 1842, Douglas Jerrold, "Mr Peppersorn ‘At Home’", Cakes and Ale:
 * "Among us!" was the general shout, and Peppersorn sat frozen to his chair.
 * 1) * 2006, Ruth Sutherland, "Invite public to the private equity party", The Observer, 15 Oct 06:
 * One advantage of having profitable companies in Britain is that they pay large sums in corporate tax into the Exchequer, which in theory at least is used for the general good.
 * 1) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.
 * 2) * 1865, Edward Cust, Lives of the Warriors of the Thirty Years War, p. 527:
 * For these successes he obtained the rank of Field-Marshal General.
 * 1) * 2002, James Turner, Libertines and Radicals in Early Modern London, p. 122:
 * He becomes the chief chartered libertine, the whoremaster-general flourishing his "standard" over a female army [...].
 * 1) Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.
 * 2) * 2008, John Patterson, "Home movies", The Guardian, 20 Dec 08:
 * The general opinion on Baz Luhrmann's overstuffed epic Australia seems to be that it throws in everything but the kitchen sink, and then tosses that in too, just to be sure.
 * 1) Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category.
 * 2) * 1924, Time, 17 Mar 1924:
 * M. Venizelos went to Athens from Paris early last January in response to a general invitation from the Greek populace.
 * 1) * 2009, Douglas P Zipes, Saturday Evening Post, vol. 281:1, p. 20:
 * Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a general term indicating a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia) coming from the top chambers of the heart - in essence, above (supra) the lower chamber (ventricular).
 * 1) Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.
 * 2) * 2006, Kevin Nance, "Ghosts of the White City", Chicago Sun-Times, 16 Jul 06:
 * The quick answer is that the 1893 Exposition was simply so important -- "the greatest event in the history of the country since the Civil War," as Harper's put it that October -- but that feels too general.
 * 1) * 2008, Robert P Maloney, "The Quiet Carpenter", America, vol. 199:19, p. 18:
 * Given the scarcity of relevant historical detail in the New Testament, we are left with only a general outline about Joseph.
 * 1) Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area.
 * 2) * 1947, "Russian Catechism", Time, 20 Oct 1947:
 * Already in the primary school work is conducted for the purpose of equipping the pupils with those elements of general knowledge which are closely related to the military preparation of future warriors.
 * 1) * 2007, Alan Cheuse, "A Little Death", Southern Review, vol. 43:3, p. 692:
 * His measured, springless walk was the walk of the skilled countryman as distinct from the desultory shamble of the general labourer [...].

Noun

 * 1) Commander of an army.
 * Hannibal was one of the greatest generals of the ancient world.
 * 1)  A rank in the army and air force that is higher than colonel or brigadier, and is usually the highest rank group next to commander in chief, except in countries that use the rank of field marshal.
 * 2)  a commissioned rank in the British Army and Royal Marines, above lieutenant general and below field marshal.
 * 3)  a commissioned general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force superior to a lieutenant general. A general is equal in rank or grade to a four star admiral. In the US Army, a general is junior to a general of the army. In the US Marine Corps, a general is the highest rank of commissioned officer. In the US Air Force, a general is junior to a general of the air force.
 * 4) Short for general anaesthetic or general anaesthetia.

Adverbs for General
admittedly; broadly; surprisingly; necessarily; astonishingly; mysteriously; inexplicably; naturally; unaccountably; unwarrantably; fortunately; inimitably; sweepingly; inclusively; significantly; evidently; amazingly; dreadfully.

Adjectives for General
politic; intrepid; merciful; permanent; commanding; grim; skilled; knowing; trained; clever; bungling; immortal; cruel; brash; stubborn; brutish; worsted; incipient; respective (pi) ; sagacious; shelved.

Verbs for General
commission as—; decorate—; promote to—; respect—; salute—; —accuses; —administrates; —authorizes; —castigates; —commands; —conducts; —controls; —disposes of; —entrusts; —exercises; —leads; —maltreats; —orders; —plans; —posts; —quarters; —supervises; —terrorizes.

Synonyms for General
universal, common, widespread, comprehensive, inclusive, commonplace, usual, prevalent, public, customary, generic, ordinary, normal, prevailing, frequent, everyday,  popular, familiar, habitual, unlimited,  extensive, whole, all-embracing, indefinite, conventional.

Antonyms for General
particular, specific, rare, limited, definite, infrequent, circumscribed, unusual, uncommon, remarkable, unwonted, only, extraordinary, exceptional, singular, unique, individual, single, alone, sole.

Derived terms

 * generality
 * generally
 * generalisation, generalization
 * generalise, generalize
 * general anaesthetic
 * general knowledge
 * in general
 * brigadier general
 * colonel general
 * lieutenant general
 * major general

Related terms

 * universal

Thesaurus
ADC, Babbittish, CO, OD, Philistine, abstract, accepted, accustomed, across the board, aide, aide-de-camp, aleatoric, aleatory, all-inclusive, amorphous, approximate, ascendant, associated, assorted, at the head, bland, blanket, blended, blobby, blurred, blurry, boss, bourgeois, brigadier, brigadier general, broad, campy, captain, casual, catholic, chance, chancy, chaotic, chicken colonel, chief, chief of staff, civic, civil, collective, collectivistic, colonel, combined, commandant, commander, commander in chief, commanding, commanding officer, commissioned officer, common, commonplace, communal, communistic, community, commutual, company officer, composite, comprehensive, confused, conjoint, controlling, cooperative, cosmopolitan, customary, disordered, diversified, dominant, encyclopedic, everyday, exec, executive officer, extended, extensive, familiar, featureless, field marshal, field officer, first lieutenant, five-star general, foggy, four-star general, fuzzy, general officer, generalissimo, generalized, generic, global, governing, habitual, hazy, head, hegemonic, hegemonistic, heterogeneous, high-camp, hit-or-miss, homely, homespun, humdrum, hybrid, ill-defined, imprecise, imprudent, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in common, in the ascendant, inaccurate, inchoate, inclusive, incoherent, indecisive, indefinable, indefinite, indeterminable, indeterminate, indiscreet, indiscriminate, indiscriminative, indistinct, inexact, insensitive, international, jemadar, joint, junior officer, kitschy, lax, leading, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant general, loose, low-camp, major, major general, marechal, marshal, master, miscellaneous, mixed, mongrel, mutual, national, natural, naturalistic, naturistic, nebulous, neutral, nonjudgmental, nonspecific, normal, obscure, officer, one-star general, orderless, orderly, orderly officer, ordinary, overall, panoramic, paramount, plebeian, pop, popular, predominant, predominate, prepollent, preponderant, preponderate, prepotent, prevailing, prevalent, promiscuous, public, random, realistic, reciprocal, regnant, regular, regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, risaldar, routine, ruling, run-of-the-mill, senior officer, shadowed forth, shadowy, shapeless, shared, shavetail, sirdar, social, socialistic, societal, sovereign, staff officer, state, stochastic, subahdar, subaltern, sublieutenant, supranational, supreme, sweeping, tactless, the Old Man, the brass, three-star general, top brass, two-star general, typical, uncharacterized, unclear, uncritical, uncriticizing, undefined, undemanding, undestined, undetermined, undifferentiated, undifferentiating, undiscreet, undiscriminating, undiscriminative, uneventful, unexacting, unexceptional, unfastidious, universal, unmeticulous, unparticular, unplain, unrestricted, unselective, unspecific, unspecified, unsubtle, untactful, usual, vague, veiled, vernacular, vulgar, wholesale, wide, widespread, worldwide

Etymology
From general:, generall:,  general:, and their source,  generalis:, from genus: + -alis:.

Adjective

 * Arabic: عام, شائع
 * Breton:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:, sveopći, načelan
 * Danish: generel, almindelig
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: üldine
 * Extremaduran:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek: (genikós)
 * Hungarian:


 * Ido:
 * Indonesian: menyeluruh
 * Japanese:, 全般,
 * Latvian: vispārējs
 * Lithuanian: bendras
 * Macedonian: општ
 * Norwegian: allmenn, generel
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovak: všeobecný
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Volapük: valemik


 * French:, en chef


 * French: ,
 * Indonesian:


 * Swedish:, ,


 * Arabic: عمومي, عام
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  ,
 * Croatian: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: almen, generel
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * German:
 * Greek: (genikós)
 * Indonesian: menyeluruh
 * Japanese: 一般的
 * Macedonian: општ, генерален
 * Russian:, генеральный,  всеобщий
 * Slovak: všeobecný
 * Slovene:
 * Swahili: majenerali


 * French: d'ensemble


 * Indonesian:


 * French:
 * Indonesian:


 * Swedish: ,


 * : generalni, opšti
 * : ĝenerala
 * : üldine
 * : général, générale
 * : כְּלָלִי (klali), כְּלָלִית (klalit)
 * : umum
 * : generale


 * : 일반 (ilban)
 * : giştî, tevayî, amî, umûmî, pirranî
 * : generalis
 * : umum, am
 * : geral
 * Cyrillic: генерални, општи
 * Latin: generalni, opšti
 * : general, no particular
 * : genel
 * : genel

Noun

 * Armenian:
 * Greek:
 * Indonesian: jendral


 * Russian: военачальник,
 * Swedish: härförare


 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian: jendral


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Latvian: ģenerālis
 * Lithuanian: generolas
 * Macedonian:
 * Persian:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:


 * : general
 * : kindral
 * : generale
 * : 장군 (janggun)
 * : jeneral, ceneral, general


 * : generolas (1)
 * : general
 * Cyrillic: генерал
 * Latin: general
 * : general
 * : general
 * : general

Anagrams

 * enlarge
 * gleaner

Noun

 * 1) general

Noun

 * 1) A general

Etymology
From General:, from  generalis:.

Noun

 * 1) general

Etymology
From General:, from  generalis:.

Noun
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 * 1) general

Adjective

 * 1) general

Derived terms

 * generalidad
 * generalización
 * generalizar
 * generalmente

Noun

 * 1)  general

Noun

 * 1) a general
 * 2) an Air Chief Marshal