organic
- adjective
- /ɔrˈɡænɪk/
- I think it'll be a much more organic and dynamic activity.
- organic development
- organic relationships
- an organic whole
Networks, by contrast, are more organic and less mechanical.
- Networks, by contrast, are more organic and less mechanical.
- And when I look at London, I think there's no organic value creation.
Examples
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See, my whole approach is organic.
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So, it's got a very organic quality.
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You know nothing about community building and creating something organic and beautiful.
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So you get these lovely, right, right, organic sort of shapes.
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Your obligation is to choose details that feel organic to the story and integrate them into your world.
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It needs to have sort of this organic component of people that care.
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Zoe's team set out to create a slightly more organic alternative to an existing product line, while Maya's task was to create a completely new one.
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The design of the new building incorporates an organic flow that complements its surroundings.
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Her style of painting reflects an organic connection to nature's forms and colors.
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The community evolved in an organic way, with traditions forming naturally over generations.
Synonyms
Very important and necessary for something to work
A natural part of something that is always there
A natural, basic part of a person or thing
Forming a necessary part of something's structure
Relating to the most basic part of something
A natural and lasting part of a person's body or mind
Forming an important part that helps create or define something
A quality that is part of something's basic nature
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A chemical that contains carbon and usually hydrogen, often with oxygen or nitrogen
Material from plants or animals that people add to soil to help plants grow
- Formal
A basic law like a constitution that sets the main rules and structure of a government
A natural set of actions that happen inside living things, like breathing or digestion
- Specialized
Physical changes in an organ or part of the body cause a health problem
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Temporary state of confusion and disorientation caused by short-term brain damage from infection, injury or drugs
- Archaic
A brain problem caused by injury or disease that harms thinking and memory
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A very thin screen or light that makes light when electricity flows through special plastic materials
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A scientific idea that living things slowly change and share common ancestors
How Essential
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Organic comes from organ, a part of a living body, and carries the idea of being a natural part of a whole. That's why organic can mean something that is built-in or essential to the structure of something.