<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; not specific; general.</li><li>(of a word) applicable or referring to both men and women: a generic pronoun.</li><li>not protected by trademark registration: “Cola” and “shuttle” are generic terms.</li><li>having no distinguishing characteristics; commonplace.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>something that is generic.</li><li>any product, as a type of food, drug, or cosmetic commonly marketed under a brand name, that is sold in a package without a brand.</li><li>a wine made from two or more varieties of grapes, with no one grape constituting more than half the product (varietal).</li></ul>