eugenic

English

Etymology

From eu- +‎ -genic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɛnɪk

Adjective

eugenic (comparative more eugenic, superlative most eugenic)

1. Of or relating to eugenics.
   • 2019 August 7, Marissa Brostoff, Noah Kulwin, “The Right Kind of Continuity”, in Jewish Currents‎^[1]:

     [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.

2. (genetics) Relating or adapting to production of strong or effective offspring.

   Antonym: dysgenic

Derived terms

• antieugenic
• eugenically
• eugenicism
• eugenicist
• eugenicize
• eugenist
• neo-eugenic
• noneugenic

 

Translations

of or relating to eugenics

• Kazakh: евгеникалық (evgenikalyq)
• Manx: jeih-gheintynagh
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: eugenisk

  Nynorsk: eugenisk

• Polish: eugeniczny (pl)

relating or adapting to production of good offspring

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• Italian: ^{(please verify)} eugenetico (it), ^{(please verify)} eugenico

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English eugenic.

Adjective

eugenic m or n (feminine singular eugenică, masculine plural eugenici, feminine and neuter plural eugenice)

1. eugenic

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	eugenic		eugenică		eugenici	eugenice
	definite	eugenicul		eugenica		eugenicii	eugenicele
genitive- dative	indefinite	eugenic		eugenice		eugenici	eugenice
	definite	eugenicului		eugenicei		eugenicilor	eugenicelor