3 ADJ A generous amount of something is much larger than is usual or necessary. □ …a generous six weeks of annual holiday. □ He should be able to keep his room tidy with the generous amount of storage space. ● gen|er|ous|ly ADV [ADV -ed, ADV after v] □ …a generously sized sitting room. □ Season the steaks generously with salt and pepper.
gen|esis /dʒe n I s I s/ N‑SING [usu with poss] The genesis of something is its beginning, birth, or creation. [FORMAL ] □ The project had its genesis two years earlier.
ge ne the ra|py N‑UNCOUNT Gene therapy is the use of genetic material to treat disease.
ge|net|ic /dʒ I ne t I k/ ADJ You use genetic to describe something that is concerned with genetics or with genes. □ Cystic fibrosis is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States. ● ge|neti|cal|ly /dʒ I ne t I kli/ ADV [usu ADV adj] □ Some people are genetically predisposed to diabetes.
ge|ne ti|cal|ly mo di|fied ADJ [usu ADJ n] Genetically modified plants and animals have had one or more genes changed, for example so that they resist pests and diseases better. Genetically modified food contains ingredients made from genetically modified plants or animals. The abbreviation GM is often used. □ Top supermarkets are to ban many genetically modified foods.
ge|ne t|ic en|gi|nee r|ing N‑UNCOUNT Genetic engineering is the science or activity of changing the genetic structure of an animal, plant, or other organism in order to make it stronger or more suitable for a particular purpose. □ Scientists have used genetic engineering to protect tomatoes against the effects of freezing.
ge|ne t|ic fi nger|print|ing N‑SING Genetic fingerprinting is a method of identifying people using the genetic material in their bodies.
ge|neti|cist /dʒ I ne t I s I st/ (geneticists ) N‑COUNT A geneticist is a person who studies or specializes in genetics.
ge|net|ics /dʒ I ne t I ks/ N‑UNCOUNT Genetics is the study of heredity and how qualities and characteristics are passed on from one generation to another by means of genes.
gen|ial /dʒiː niəl/ ADJ Someone who is genial is kind and friendly. [APPROVAL ] □ Bob was always genial and welcoming. □ He was a warm-hearted friend and genial host. ● gen|ial|ly ADV □ 'If you don't mind,' Mrs. Dambar said genially. ● ge|ni|al|ity /dʒiːniæ l I ti/ N‑UNCOUNT □ He soon recovered his habitual geniality.
ge|nie /dʒiː ni/ (genies )
1 N‑COUNT In stories from Arabia and Persia, a genie is a spirit which appears and disappears by magic and obeys the person who controls it.
2 PHRASE If you say that the genie is out of the bottle or that someone has let the genie out of the bottle , you mean that something has happened which has made a great and permanent change in people's lives, especially a bad change.
geni|tal /dʒe n I t ə l/ (genitals )
1 N‑PLURAL Someone's genitals are their external sexual organs.
2 ADJ [ADJ n] Genital means relating to a person's external sexual organs. □ Keep the genital area clean.
geni|ta|lia /dʒe n I te I liə/ N‑PLURAL A person's or animal's genitalia are their external sexual organs. [FORMAL ]
geni|tive /dʒe n I t I v/ N‑SING In the grammar of some languages, the genitive , or the genitive case , is a noun case which is used mainly to show possession. In English grammar, a noun or name with 's added to it, for example 'dog's' or 'Anne's', is sometimes called the genitive form .
ge|ni|us /dʒiː niəs/ (geniuses )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Genius is very great ability or skill in a particular subject or activity. □ This is the mark of her real genius as a designer. □ The man had genius and had made his mark in the aviation world. □ Its very title is a stroke of genius.
2 N‑COUNT A genius is a highly talented, creative, or intelligent person. □ Chaplin was not just a genius, he was among the most influential figures in film history.
geno|cid|al /dʒe nəsa I d ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Genocidal means relating to genocide or carrying out genocide. □ They have been accused of genocidal crimes.
geno|cide /dʒe nəsa I d/ N‑UNCOUNT Genocide is the deliberate murder of a whole community or race. □ They have alleged that acts of genocide and torture were carried out.
ge|nome /dʒiː noʊm/ (genomes ) N‑COUNT In biology and genetics, a genome is the particular number and combination of certain chromosomes necessary to form the single nucleus of a living cell. [TECHNICAL ]
ge|nom|ic /dʒ I nɒ m I k/ ADJ [ADJ n] Genomic means relating to genomes. [TECHNICAL ] □ …genomic research.
ge|nom|ics /dʒ I nɒ m I ks/ N‑SING Genomics is the study of genomes. [TECHNICAL ] □ …the genomics revolution.
gen|re /ʒɒ nrə/ (genres ) N‑COUNT A genre is a particular type of literature, painting, music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics. [FORMAL ] □ …his love of films and novels in the horror genre.
gent /dʒe nt/ (gents )
1 N‑COUNT Gent is an informal and old-fashioned word for gentleman . □ Mr Blake was a gent. He knew how to behave.
2 N‑SING [with sing or pl verb] People sometimes refer to a public toilet for men as the gents . [BRIT , INFORMAL ]
3 N‑COUNT Gents is used when addressing men in an informal, humorous way, especially in the expression 'ladies and gents'. [HUMOROUS , INFORMAL ] □ Don't be left standing, ladies and gents, while a bargain slips past your eyes.