organism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.əm/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɔː.ɡə.nɪ.zəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
First attested in 1701; from organ + -ism, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “a tool, instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“work”). Compare New Latin organismus.
Meanings
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A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.
2013 July 20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845:This strategy, known as caloric restriction, has been shown to increase the life span of various organisms and reduce their rate of cancer and other age-related ailments.
2019 July 16, Anahad O’Connor, “Cutting 300 Calories a Day Shows Health Benefits”, in The New York Times:
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Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system.
For the first time, Edith was aware of the hotel as a well populated organism, its attendants merely resting until an appropriate occasion should summon them to present themselves […].
1984, Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac, Penguin, published 2016, page 52:
- (obsolete, rare) The fact of being organic; organicity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| organisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
macro-organism · cybernetic organism · super organism · proto-organism · model-organism · organismic · organismal · micro-organism · macroorganism · fastidious organism · multiorganism · metaorganism · Vincent's organism · nonorganism · paleo-organism · superorganism · bioorganism · pleuropneumonia-like organism · cyborg · organismically · mycoplasma-like organism · supraorganism · biorg · model organism · orgone · epiorganism · protoorganism
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
eukaryote · animal · prokaryote · microorganism · fungus · alga · plant
Synonyms
Translations (130)
ur جِیوْ (living thing) · az وجود (living thing) · fa-ira سازْوارِه (living thing) · ca organisme (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · ka ორგანიზმი (living thing) · ko 생물 (living thing) · id organisme (living thing) · is lífvera (living thing) · de Organismus (living thing) · kmr organîzma (living thing) · th สิ่งมีชีวิต (living thing) · ko 생물체 (living thing) · sv organism (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · lt organizmas (living thing) · ba организм (living thing) · lv organisms (living thing) · mk органи́зам (living thing) · bg органи́зъм (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · he יְצוּר (living thing) · it organismo (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · fi organismi (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · sh органѝзам (living thing) · ar كَائِن حَيّ (living thing) · ky организм (living thing) · sq organizëm (living thing) · sgs uorganėzmos (living thing) · mi rauropi (living thing) · kk организм (living thing) · lo ສິ່ງມີຊີວິດ (living thing) · ps ارګانیزم (living thing) · gl organismo (living thing) · eu organismo (living thing) · io organismo (living thing) · yue 生物 (living thing) · nb organisme (living thing) · cmn 有機體 /有机体 (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · la organismus (living thing) · ja 有機体 (living thing) · ug ئورگانىزم (living thing) · ast organismu (living thing) · uk органі́зм (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · cmn 生物 (living thing) · de Lebewesen (living thing) · an organismo (living thing) · mi kaiao (living thing) · eo organismo (living thing) · cy organeb (living thing) · ta ஜீவராசி (living thing) · be аргані́зм (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · ro organism (living thing) · izh organisma (living thing) · af organisme (living thing) · sh organìzam (living thing) · sl organizem (living thing) · nan-hbl 生物 (living thing) · tl bagahay (living thing) · ru органи́зм (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · my သက်ရှိ (living thing) · tg ҷондор (living thing) · vec organizmo (living thing) · he אוֹרְגָּנִיזְם (living thing) · yi אָרגאַניזם (living thing) · vi sinh vật (living thing) · az orqanizm (living thing) · km ភាវរស់ (living thing) · ms organisma (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · es organismo (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · ht òganis (living thing) · uk органі́зм (living thing) · hu élőlény (living thing) · es organismo (living thing) · ru органи́зм (living thing) · ca organisme (living thing) · ko 유기체 (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · fo skepna (living thing) · da organisme (living thing) · nl organisme (living thing) · bn জীব (living thing) · fi organismi (living thing) · el οργανισμός (living thing) · te జీవి (living thing) · be аргані́зм (living thing) · fo vera (living thing) · mn махбод (living thing) · ta உயிரினம் (living thing) · ur عُضْوِیَہ (living thing) · pl organizm (living thing) · fa-ira جانْدار (living thing) · it organismo (living thing) · hi जीव (living thing) · cs organismus (living thing) · fo lívvera (living thing) · tg организм (living thing) · et organism (living thing) · as জীৱ (living thing) · gl organismo (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · hy օրգանիզմ (living thing) · sv organism (living thing) · fa-ira اُرْگانیسْم (living thing) · mi rauropi (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · ja 生き物 (living thing) · ja 有機体 (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · tr organizma (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · pt organismo (living thing) · ota عضویت (living thing) · fi eliö (living thing) · az عضويت (living thing) · ur نَامِیَہ (living thing) · uz organizm (living thing) · ia organismo (living thing) · kmr zîndewer (living thing) · cmn 生物 (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · hu organizmus (living thing) · pt organismo (any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things) · tr canlı (living thing) · kk ағза (living thing) · tk organizm (living thing) · sk organizmus (living thing) · ko 유기체 (living thing) · ja 生物 (living thing) · tr organizma (living thing) · cmn 有機體 /有机体 (living thing) · ce дийнат (living thing) · ms organisma (living thing) · bg органи́зъм (living thing) · nn organisme (living thing) · mn организм (living thing) · tl tataghay (living thing) · fr organisme (living thing) · ga orgánach (living thing)