organic
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- natural, animate, biological, live, living
- systematic, integrated, methodical, ordered, organized, structured

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English Thesaurus: natural, wild, pure, organic, unspoiled, ...

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or‧gan‧ic W3 /ɔːˈɡænɪk $ ɔːr-/ adjective

1. FARMING relating to farming or gardening methods of growing food without using artificial chemicals, or produced or grown by these methods:
Organic farming is better for the environment.
organic gardening
organic food/vegetables/milk etc
The shop sells organic food.
organic wine

2. DEVELOPMENT change or development which is organic happens in a natural way, without anyone planning it or forcing it to happen:
The company’s path to success was by means of organic growth.

3. LIVING THINGS living, or produced by or from living things Antonym : inorganic:
Adding organic matter such as manure can improve the soil.
Bacteria act on organic waste.

4. PART OF SOMETHING
an organic system or relationship is one in which the parts or people fit well and in a comfortable way with each other:
an organic relationship between the individual and his community
They believe in the organic unity of the universe.

5. BODY ORGANS relating to the organs of the body:
organic diseases
—organically /-kli/ adverb:
organically produced cheese
A writer’s style must develop organically.

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organic
adj.
VERBS be | become, go
ADV. fully, totally The farm went fully organic in 1996.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

organic

organic food/vegetables etc
Our restaurant uses only fresh organic vegetables.
Many people think that organic food is better for health.
organic farming (=farming without using artificial chemicals)
the environmental benefits of organic farming
organic farmers/farms
Organic farmers build up soil fertility by crop rotation.
Synthetic fertilisers are banned on organic farms.
organic produce formal (=food produced by organic farming)
The store stocks a wide range of organic produce.
go organic (=buy only organic food, or use only organic methods to farm)
Not all families can afford to go organic.
become organic (=use only organic methods to farm)
More farms are becoming organic, but it is not always an easy choice.
totally/fully organic (=containing only food that is produced using organic methods)
All the ingredients are totally organic.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

natural existing in nature and not caused, made, or controlled by people:
a natural lake
natural light
the earth's natural resources
We only use natural ingredients in our products.
his natural hair colour
wild used about flowers, plants, and animals that are not controlled by people. Also used about areas of land where there are no humans:
We found some wild strawberries.
wild horses
wild open spaces
pure used about food, drink, or materials that have not had anything added to them:
pure orange juice
pure new wool
organic used about fruit, vegetables, meat etc produced without using chemicals:
organic carrots
organic milk
organic beauty products
unspoiled (also unspoilt British English) a place that is unspoiled is still beautiful because no one has built roads or buildings on it:
It was a pleasant unspoilt village.
The countryside is remarkably unspoiled.
untouched [not before noun] a place that is untouched has not been affected by human activity:
There are few forested areas of the world that remain untouched by humans.
virgin [only before noun] virgin forest or land is still in its natural state and has not been spoiled or changed in any way by humans:
Large areas of virgin rainforest will be protected from destruction.
He bought 14,000 acres of virgin land in Ontario.
virgin forest/land

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