The difference between Concrete and Generic

When used as nouns, concrete means a solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles, whereas generic means a product sold under a generic name.

When used as adjectives, concrete means real, actual, tangible, whereas generic means very comprehensive.

Concrete is also verb with the meaning: to cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

check bellow for the other definitions of Concrete and Generic

  1. Concrete as an adjective:

    Real, actual, tangible.

    Examples:

    "Fuzzy videotapes and distorted sound recordings are not concrete evidence that bigfoot exists."

    "Once arrested, I realized that handcuffs are concrete, even if my concept of what is legal wasn’t."

  2. Concrete as an adjective:

    Being or applying to actual things, not abstract qualities or categories.

  3. Concrete as an adjective:

    Particular, specific, rather than general.

    Examples:

    "While everyone else offered thoughts and prayers, she made a concrete proposal to help.'' ''concrete ideas"

  4. Concrete as an adjective:

    United by coalescence of separate particles, or liquid, into one mass or solid.

  5. Concrete as an adjective (modifying a noun, not comparable):

    Made of concrete, a building material.

    Examples:

    "The office building had concrete flower boxes out front."

  1. Concrete as a noun (obsolete):

    A solid mass formed by the coalescence of separate particles; a compound substance, a concretion.

  2. Concrete as a noun:

    Specifically, a building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

    Examples:

    "The road was made of concrete that had been poured in large slabs."

  3. Concrete as a noun (logic):

    A term designating both a quality and the subject in which it exists; a concrete term.

  4. Concrete as a noun:

    Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a solid mass.

  5. Concrete as a noun (US):

    A dessert of frozen custard with various toppings.

  1. Concrete as a verb (usually, transitive):

    To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

    Examples:

    "I hate grass, so I concreted over my lawn."

  2. Concrete as a verb (usually, transitive):

    To solidify: to change from being abstract to being concrete (actual, real).

  3. Concrete as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):

    To unite or coalesce into a mass or a solid body.

  1. Generic as an adjective:

    Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.

  2. Generic as an adjective:

    Lacking in precision, often in an evasive fashion; vague; imprecise.

  3. Generic as an adjective (of a product or drug):

    Not having a brand name.

  4. Generic as an adjective (biology, not comparable):

    Of or relating to a taxonomic genus.

  5. Generic as an adjective:

    Relating to gender.

  6. Generic as an adjective (grammar):

    Specifying neither masculine nor feminine; epicene.

    Examples:

    "Words like [[salesperson]] and [[firefighter]] are generic."

  7. Generic as an adjective (computing):

    (Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.

  8. Generic as an adjective (geometry, of a [[point]]):

    Having coordinates that are algebraically independent over the base field.

  1. Generic as a noun:

    A product sold under a generic name.

  2. Generic as a noun:

    A wine that is a blend of several wines, or made from a blend of several grape varieties.

  3. Generic as a noun (grammar):

    A term that specifies neither male nor female.

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