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organic

adj · noun · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɡænɪk/
  • Canada, General-American: /oɹˈɡænɪk/
  • Canada, General-American: [oɹˈɡɛənɪk] /æ/ raising
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  • Australian: /oːˈɡænɪk/
  • New-Zealand: /oːˈɡɛnək/
  • rhymes with -ænɪk
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to an organ of the body of a living organism.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Relating to the compounds of carbon, relating to natural products.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of food or food products, grown in an environment free from artificial agrichemicals, and possibly certified by a regulatory body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

Describing a form of social solidarity theorized by Emile Durkheim that is characterized by voluntary engagements in complex interdependencies for mutual benefit (such as business agreements), rather than mechanical solidarity, which depends on ascribed relations between people (as in a family or tribe).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Of a military unit or formation, or its elements, belonging to a permanent organization (in contrast to being temporarily attached).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adj

Meaning 8

Generated according to the ranking algorithms of a search engine, as opposed to deliberate promotional techniques e.g. by advertisers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

Topics: business, marketing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inorganic

9

adj

Meaning 9

Developing in a gradual or natural fashion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The writing of the script was an organic process.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

adj

Meaning 10

Harmonious; coherent; structured.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The production came together in an organic whole.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

An organic compound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

noun

Meaning 12

An organic food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Antonyms: none provided

13

noun

Meaning 13

A living organism, as opposed to a robot or hologram.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

adjective

Meaning 14

involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an organic disease

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: functional

15

adjective

Meaning 15

relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • hydrocarbons are organic compounds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inorganic

16

adjective

Meaning 16

being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • organic life
  • organic growth
  • organic remains found in rock

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: inorganic

17

adjective satellite

Meaning 17

constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: constituent(a), constitutional, constitutive(a)

Antonyms: none provided

18

adjective satellite

Meaning 18

simple and healthful and close to nature

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an organic lifestyle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

adjective satellite

Meaning 19

of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • organic eggs
  • organic vegetables
  • organic chicken

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

noun

Meaning 20

a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: organic fertilizer, organic fertiliser

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fertilizer, fertiliser, plant food

Narrower terms: bonemeal, neem cake, manure, fish meal, guano

History

Etymology

From Middle English organic, organik, from Old French organique, from Latin organicus.

Across languages

Translations

172 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عُضْوِيّ (ʕuḍwiyy) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Azerbaijani: üzvi — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Belarusian: аргані́чны (arhaníčny) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Bulgarian: органи́чен (organíčen) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Catalan: orgànic — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Cornish: organek — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Czech: organický — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Dutch: organisch — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Finnish: orgaaninen — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Finnish: eloperäinen — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • German: biologisch — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • German: organisch — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Greek: οργανικός (organikós) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Irish: orgánach — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Macedonian: органски (organski) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Malayalam: ജൈവ (jaiva) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Manx: orgaanagh — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Māori: pararopi — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Persian: عضوی ('ozvi) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Polish: organiczny — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Portuguese: orgânico — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Russian: органи́ческий (organíčeskij) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Scottish Gaelic: organach — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀рга̄нскӣ — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Serbo-Croatian: òrgānskī — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Slovak: organický — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Slovene: organski — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Tajik: узвӣ (uzvi) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Ukrainian: органі́чний (orhaníčnyj) — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Uzbek: uzviy — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Welsh: organig — pertaining to, or derived from living organisms
  • Arabic: عُضْوِيّ (ʕuḍwiyy) — pertaining to an organ
  • Armenian: օրգանական (ōrganakan) — pertaining to an organ
  • Catalan: orgànic — pertaining to an organ
  • Chinese Mandarin: 生物的 (shēngwù de) — pertaining to an organ
  • Cornish: organek — pertaining to an organ
  • Dutch: orgaan- — pertaining to an organ
  • Esperanto: organa — pertaining to an organ
  • Finnish: elimellinen — pertaining to an organ
  • Finnish: elin- — pertaining to an organ
  • French: organique — pertaining to an organ
  • Galician: orgánico — pertaining to an organ
  • German: organisch — pertaining to an organ
  • German: Organ- — pertaining to an organ
  • Greek: οργανικός (organikós) — pertaining to an organ
  • Irish: orgánach — pertaining to an organ
  • Italian: organico — pertaining to an organ
  • Malayalam: അവയവ (avayava) — pertaining to an organ
  • Manx: orgaanagh — pertaining to an organ
  • Norman: organnique — pertaining to an organ
  • Portuguese: orgânico — pertaining to an organ
  • Russian: органи́ческий (organíčeskij) — pertaining to an organ
  • Scottish Gaelic: organach — pertaining to an organ
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀рга̄нскӣ — pertaining to an organ
  • Serbo-Croatian: òrgānskī — pertaining to an organ
  • Spanish: orgánico — pertaining to an organ
  • Swedish: organisk — pertaining to an organ
  • Turkish: organsal — pertaining to an organ
  • Welsh: organig — pertaining to an organ
  • Albanian: organik — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Arabic: عُضْوِيّ (ʕuḍwiyy) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Armenian: օրգանական (ōrganakan) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Azerbaijani: üzvi — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Azerbaijani: orqanik — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Belarusian: аргані́чны (arhaníčny) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Bulgarian: органи́чен (organíčen) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Catalan: orgànic — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Chinese Cantonese: 有機 /有机 (jau5 gei1) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Chinese: 有機 /有机 (iú-ki) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有機 /有机 (yǒujī) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Cornish: organek — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Czech: organický — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Danish: organisk — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Dutch: organisch — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Dutch: organische — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Esperanto: organika — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Estonian: orgaaniline — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Finnish: orgaaninen — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • French: organique — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Galician: orgánico — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Georgian: ორგანული (organuli) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • German: organisch — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Greek: οργανικός (organikós) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Hebrew: אוֹרְגָּנִי (orgáni) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Hungarian: szerves — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Icelandic: lífrænn — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Irish: orgánach — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Italian: organico — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Japanese: 有機 (yūki) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Kazakh: органикалық (organikalyq) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Korean: 유기 (yugi) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Kyrgyz: органикалык (organikalık) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Latvian: organisks — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Latvian: organiskais — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Lithuanian: organinis — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Macedonian: органски (organski) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Malay: organik — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Malayalam: കാർബണിക (kāṟbaṇika) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Manx: orgaanagh — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Māori: whaiwaro — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Norman: organnique — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: organisk — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Persian: عضوی ('ozvi) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Persian: آلی (âli) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Polish: organiczny — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Portuguese: orgânico — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Romanian: organic — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Russian: органи́ческий (organíčeskij) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Scottish Gaelic: organach — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀рга̄нскӣ — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Serbo-Croatian: òrgānskī — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Slovak: organický — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Slovene: organski — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Spanish: orgánico — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Swedish: organisk — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Tagalog: hayin — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Tajik: узвӣ (uzvi) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Tajik: органикӣ (organiki) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Thai: อินทรีย์ (in-sii) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Turkish: organik — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Ukrainian: органі́чний (orhaníčnyj) — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Uzbek: uzviy — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Uzbek: organik — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Vietnamese: hữu cơ — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Welsh: organig — chemistry: relating to the compounds of carbon
  • Arabic: عُضْوِيّ (ʕuḍwiyy) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Bulgarian: био (bio) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Catalan: orgànic — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Chinese Cantonese: 有機 /有机 (jau5 gei1) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Chinese: 有機 /有机 (iú-ki) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有機 /有机 (yǒujī) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Cornish: organek — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Czech: ekologický — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Danish: økologisk — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Dutch: biologisch — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Dutch: organisch — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Esperanto: organika — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Finnish: luomu- — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Finnish: luonnonmukainen — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • French: bio — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • French: biologique — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Galician: orgánico — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • German: aus biologischem Anbau (kontrolliert) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • German: aus ökologischem Anbau — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • German: bio- — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • German: öko- — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Greek: οργανικός (organikós) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Hungarian: bio — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Irish: orgánach — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Italian: biologico — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Italian: organico — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Japanese: 有機 (yūki) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Kazakh: органикалық (organikalyq) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Khmer: សរីរាង្គ (saʼrəyriəng) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Korean: 유기농 (yuginong) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Malayalam: ജൈവ (jaiva) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Manx: orgaanagh — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Norwegian Bokmål: økologisk — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: økologisk — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Polish: naturalny — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Portuguese: orgânico — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Russian: натура́льный (naturálʹnyj) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Russian: органи́ческий (organíčeskij) — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Serbo-Croatian: о̀рга̄нскӣ — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Serbo-Croatian: òrgānskī — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Slovak: ekologický — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Spanish: orgánico — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Spanish: biológico — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Spanish: ecológico — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Swedish: ekologisk — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Turkish: organik — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
  • Welsh: organig — of food and food products: grown without agrichemicals
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