eugenic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /juˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû)der. English eu- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -genic English eugenic From eu- + -genic.
Meanings
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Of or relating to eugenics.
[Alan] Dershowitz, who as a Harvard Law professor regularly attended lunches [Jeffrey] Epstein hosted for the scientists, told the Times he was “appalled” to learn about Epstein's eugenic ambitions, but their friendship continued.
2019 August 7, Marissa Brostoff, Noah Kulwin, “The Right Kind of Continuity”, in Jewish Currents:In making his point, Thomas dedicated more than a dozen pages on the history of the eugenics movement to explain why “the use of abortion to achieve eugenic goals is not merely hypothetical.”
2019 May 28, Ariane de Vogue, “Why Clarence Thomas wrote over a dozen pages on eugenics”, in CNN:
- Relating or adapting to production of strong or effective offspring.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most eugenic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more eugenic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
neo-eugenic · eugenical · eugenicist · noneugenic · eugenically · eugenicize · antieugenic · eugenist · uneugenic · eugenicism
Translations (10)
pl eugeniczny (of or relating to eugenics) · uk євгені́чний (of or relating to eugenics) · fr eugénique (of or relating to eugenics) · gv jeih-gheintynagh (of or relating to eugenics) · nb eugenisk (of or relating to eugenics) · kk евгеникалық (of or relating to eugenics) · es eugénico (of or relating to eugenics) · ca eugenèsic (of or relating to eugenics) · es eugenésico (of or relating to eugenics) · nn eugenisk (of or relating to eugenics)