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organic

organic

26 3.9
Forming a natural, basic part of something's structure or character
  • adjective
  • /ɔrˈɡænɪk/
translation icon : orgánico
  • 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.

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Examples

  • See, my whole approach is organic.

  • So, it's got a very organic quality.

  • You know nothing about community building and creating something organic and beautiful.

  • So you get these lovely, right, right, organic sort of shapes.

  • Your obligation is to choose details that feel organic to the story and integrate them into your world.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It needs to have sort of this organic component of people that care.

  • 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.

  • The design of the new building incorporates an organic flow that complements its surroundings.

  • Her style of painting reflects an organic connection to nature's forms and colors.

  • The community evolved in an organic way, with traditions forming naturally over generations.

Synonyms

fundamental
vsorganic
536 3.5

Very important and necessary for something to work

highlights being a built in structural element rather than only being important
inherent
vsorganic
144 5.1

A natural part of something that is always there

is about being an essential structural part rather than a general quality
intrinsic
vsorganic
36 6.7

A natural, basic part of a person or thing

focuses on structural membership rather than a simple natural characteristic
constituent
vsorganic
15 6.5

Forming a necessary part of something's structure

emphasizes being inherent in structure, not merely one component among many
elemental
vsorganic
15 5.2

Relating to the most basic part of something

means being integral to structure rather than only simple basic parts
constitutional
vsorganic
3 5.9

A natural and lasting part of a person's body or mind

stresses being part of structure rather than a removable or accidental trait
constitutive
vsorganic
2 8.8

Forming an important part that helps create or define something

refers more to being a built in structural component than to creating existence
intrinsical
vsorganic
  • Archaic
9.9

A quality that is part of something's basic nature

shares the same sense but differs mainly in archaic or rare usage

Antonyms

267 3.6

Made by people rather than by nature, often as a copy of something natural

Compounds

organic compound
  • Specialized
7 3.7

A chemical that contains carbon and usually hydrogen, often with oxygen or nitrogen

organic chemistry
  • Specialized
5 3.7

The study of carbon compounds and how they react

Fruit grown without chemical pesticides or artificial fertilizers

Material from plants or animals that people add to soil to help plants grow

organic law
  • Formal
1 7.9

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

organic disorder
  • Specialized
1 5.1

Physical changes in an organ or part of the body cause a health problem

The whole physical body of a living thing like a person or plant

organic evolution
  • Specialized
1 4.7

Living things change slowly over many years to form new species

Temporary state of confusion and disorientation caused by short-term brain damage from infection, injury or drugs

A brain problem caused by injury or disease that harms thinking and memory

A very thin screen or light that makes light when electricity flows through special plastic materials

4.8

A scientific idea that living things slowly change and share common ancestors

How Essential

fundamental
536 3.5
integral
73 5.3
organic
26 3.9
related
2.3
peripheral
27 6.5

Surface Forms

organic positive

Morphology

organic = organ (semi-transparent) = organ + ic

The sense 'forming an essential part / inherent' is an abstract extension from bodily/structural sense and is partially inferable but somewhat metaphorical for learners.

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.