ALL meanings of general
gen·er·al
G g - adjective general widespread 1
- adjective general global, overall 1
- adjective general widespread 1
- adjective general approximate 1
- noun general military: army 1
- noun general military: air force 1
- noun general Affecting or concerning all or most people, places, or things; widespread. 1
- adjective general of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees. 1
- adjective general of, relating to, or true of such persons or things in the main, with possible exceptions; common to most; prevalent; usual: the general mood of the people. 1
- adjective general not limited to one class, field, product, service, etc.; miscellaneous: the general public; general science. 1
- adjective general considering or dealing with overall characteristics, universal aspects, or important elements, especially without considering all details or specific aspects: general instructions; a general description; a general resemblance one to another. 1
- adjective general not specific or definite: I could give them only a general idea of what was going on. 1
- adjective general (of anesthesia or an anesthetic) causing loss of consciousness and abolishing sensitivity to pain throughout the body. 1
- adjective general having extended command or superior or chief rank: the secretary general of the United Nations; the attorney general. 1
- noun general a diminutive hero of folk tales. 1
- noun general an extremely small person; dwarf. 1
- noun general General, nickname of Charles Sherwood Stratton. 1
- idioms general in general, with respect to the whole class referred to; as a whole: He likes people in general. as a rule; usually: In general, the bus is here by 9 a.m. 1
- noun general (now rare) A general fact or proposition; a generality. 0
- noun general (military) A senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces. 0
- noun general A great strategist or tactician. 0
- noun general (Christianity) The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits. 0
- noun general (nautical) A commander of naval forces; an admiral. 0
- noun general (Colloquial) (now historical) A general servant; a maid with no specific duties. 0
- noun general A general anaesthetic; general anaesthesia. 0
- verb general To lead (soldiers) as a general. 0
- adjective general Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole etc.; as opposed to specific or particular. 0
- adjective general (sometimes postpositive) 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. 0
- adjective general Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual. 0
- adjective general Not limited in use or application; applicable to the whole or every member of a class or category. 0
- adjective general Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite. 0
- adjective general Not limited to a specific class; miscellaneous, concerned with all branches of a given subject or area. 0
- countable noun general A general is a senior officer in the armed forces, usually in the army. 0
- adjective general If you talk about the general situation somewhere or talk about something in general terms, you are describing the situation as a whole rather than considering its details or exceptions. 0
- adjective general You use general to describe several items or activities when there are too many of them or when they are not important enough to mention separately. 0
- adjective general You use general to describe something that involves or affects most people, or most people in a particular group. 0
- adjective general If you describe something as general, you mean that it is not restricted to any one thing or area. 0
- adjective general A general business offers a variety of services or goods rather than just one particular kind. 0
- adjective general General is used to describe a person's job, usually as part of their title, to indicate that they have complete responsibility for the administration of an organization or business. 0
- adjective general General workers do a variety of jobs which require no special skill or training. 0
- graded adjective general General is used to describe a person who has an average amount of knowledge or interest in a particular subject. 0
- adjective general common; widespread 0
- adjective general of, including, applying to, or participated in by all or most of the members of a group, category, or community 0
- adjective general relating to various branches of an activity, profession, etc; not specialized 0
- adjective general including various or miscellaneous items 0
- adjective general not specific as to detail; overall 0
- adjective general not definite; vague 0
- adjective general applicable or true in most cases; usual 0
- adjective general having superior or extended authority or rank 0
- adjective general designating a degree awarded at some universities, studied at a lower academic standard than an honours degree 0