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Synonyms for eugenics

Grammar : Noun
Spell : yoo-jen-iks
Phonetic Transcription : yuˈdʒɛn ɪks


Définition of eugenics

Origin :
  • 1883, coined (along with adjective eugenic) by English scientist Francis Galton (1822-1911) on analogy of ethics, physics, etc. from Greek eugenes "well-born, of good stock, of noble race," from eu- "good" (see eu-) + genos "birth" (see genus).
  • The investigation of human eugenics, that is, of the conditions under which men of a high type are produced. [Galton, "Human Faculty," 1883]
  • As in heredity : noun transmission of traits from parents to offspring
Example sentences :
  • I try so hard not to be afraid of men, for I know they are necessary to eugenics.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • They may be bad for your work, but they are worse for eugenics.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • It is a sin of our race that the Eugenics Office should have bred out--but they have failed.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • It is here that the ideals of Eugenics may be expected to work fruitfully.
  • Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
  • The only compulsion we can apply in eugenics is the compulsion that comes from within.
  • Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
  • It has been said that eugenics is futile because it cannot define its end.
  • Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis
  • She so believed in eugenics, you see—a very radical, compared with Ferguson.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
  • Persistence in setting forth the national importance of Eugenics.
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • To what extent has progress been a result (a) of eugenics, (b) of tradition?
  • Extract from : « Introduction to the Science of Sociology » by Robert E. Park
  • It has already been gone into in detail in the article on eugenics.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

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