eugenic

[ yoo-jen-ik ]

/ yuˈdʒɛn ɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the characteristics of the human species or a human population, especially through reproductive policy.

having inherited characteristics that are seen as favorable for the purpose of producing or reproducing perceived improvements in the human species or a human population.Compare dysgenic.

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Also eu·gen·i·cal [yoo-jen-i-kuhl] /yuˈdʒɛn ɪ kəl/ .

Origin of eugenic

First recorded in 1880–85; from Greek eugen(ḗs) “wellborn” (see eu-, -gen) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM eugenic

eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·eu·gen·ic, adjectivenon·eu·gen·i·cal, adjectivenon·eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·eu·gen·ic, adjectiveun·eu·gen·i·cal, adjectiveun·eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby eugenic

Eufaula, euflavine, eugarie, Eugene, Eugenia, eugenic, eugenicist, eugenics, Eugénie, Eugenius I, Eugenius II

How to use eugenic in a sentence

While the victims of eugenics were generally poor, that wasn’t always the case.
Britney Spears, Carrie Buck and the awful history of controlling ‘unfit’ women|Gillian Brockell|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
The state passed a law in July to provide reparations for these women and the several hundred people sterilized during the eugenics era who are still living.
Britney Spears, Carrie Buck and the awful history of controlling ‘unfit’ women|Gillian Brockell|September 30, 2021|Washington Post
Later, eugenics and even ESP were for a time taken seriously by some “modern” scientists.
‘On the Fringe’ explores the thin line between science and pseudoscience|Tom Siegfried|August 30, 2021|Science News
She operated at a time when eugenic arguments were very much in vogue, harnessed by both sides of the birth-control debate.
How Palin Flunks Feminism|Michelle Goldberg|November 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Mating determined by unconscious psychological motives instead of eugenic considerations.
Taboo and Genetics|Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
Medicine and surgery—well, there's a huge program of compulsory sterilization, and another one of eugenic marriage-control.
Hunter Patrol|Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire
Without love, all the efforts of all the Eugenic Societies on earth will accomplish little, however well-meant their efforts.
Sex=The Unknown Quantity|Ali Nomad
There was no ideal of sex-equality, and therefore Love was regarded as the least important requisite in Eugenic marriage.
Sex=The Unknown Quantity|Ali Nomad
There yet remains the eugenic inducement and, I believe, a personal one!
Diane of the Green Van|Leona Dalrymple