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basic

/ˈbeɪsɪk/
noun

  1. A necessary commodity, a staple requirement.

    "Rice is a basic for many Asian villagers."

  2. An elementary building block, e.g. a fundamental piece of knowledge.

    "Arithmetic is a basic for the study of mathematics."

  3. Basic training.

    "The drill sergeants gave him hell in basic."

adjective

  1. Necessary, essential for life or some process.

    "Flour is a basic ingredient of bread."

  2. Elementary, simple, fundamental, merely functional.

    "The Hotel Sparta’s accommodation is very basic."

  3. Of or pertaining to a base; having a pH greater than 7.

Synonymsalkaline
Antonymsacidic

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