Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character: genuine leather.
- adj. Not spurious or counterfeit; authentic. See Synonyms at authentic.
- adj. Honestly felt or experienced: genuine devotion.
- adj. Actual; real: a genuine dilemma.
- adj. Free from hypocrisy or dishonesty; sincere.
- adj. Being of pure or original stock: a genuine Hawaiian.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Belonging to the original stock; corresponding to an original type or source; hence, not spurious, false, or adulterated; not of a deceptive or affected character; true; real; sincere: applied to both persons and things: as, genuine descendants; genuine materials; a genuine text; a genuine man.
- In zoology, typical; conformable to type; not aberrant: as, the genuine isopods. See Euisopoda. Synonyms Authentic, Genuine (see
authentic ); veritable, unmistakable, unadulterated, unalloyed.
Wiktionary
- adj. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native. not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure
WordNet 3.0
- adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
- adj. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
- adj. not fake or counterfeit
Etymologies
- From Latin genuinus ("innate, native, natural"), from gignere, from Old Latin genere ("to beget, produce"); see genus; or genu ("knee"). (Wiktionary)
- Latin genuīnus, natural, possibly from alteration of ingenuus, native, freeborn; see ingenuous. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“This is why we prefer the term genuine to authentic--it allows for many interpretations while still remaining true to tradition.”
The Huffington Post: Kurt Michael Friese: Chasing Chiles: Xnipec - A Touch of the Dogs Nose
“A few posts ago I asked what I called a genuine question about Islam's view on heroin, given the fact that the poppy is a staple crop in Afghanistan.”
“Weber himself not only a great writer, but he's just a great guy, in fact his whole family are what I call genuine people.”
“The Dalai Lama has said since 1979 that he has stepped back from the demand of independence and that he wants for the Tibetan people what they call genuine autonomy.”
“He appealed to council officials not to simplify what he termed genuine and realistic demands of those in the township situation where socio-economic conditions were terrible.”
“Well now that's what I call a genuine fact, the sort I was talking about," Mr. Flack replied.”
“Let me see: it's a long time since I have had what I call a genuine holiday; I'll send an excuse tomorrow to the office.”
“Peace with the rebels, most of whom demand autonomy under what they call a "genuine federal system", has been set by the United States and the European Union as a condition for lifting sanctions on the former Burma, an underdeveloped but resource-rich country that has wilted under international isolation and inept army rule.”
“But this week Elin Jones announced plans to press ahead, mainly in north Pembrokeshire, despite recognising what she called the "genuine concern" of opponents.”
“That's what I call a genuine wedding march, just the same as for a funeral.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘genuine’.
-
1100
abound, technology, branch of knowled..., prognosticate, automaton, matron, an older married ..., realm, special field of ..., kingdom, annals, historical records and 981 more...
-
Sarah's words
adept, pedagogic, pedagogy, discerning, genuine, articulate, collaboration, enterprise, sterile, asunder, prudent, imprudent and 19 more...
-
Sober/Stately/Steady
resolute, unfaltering, deliberate, resolved, circumspect, thoughtful, intent, earnest, ardent, intense, sedulous, laborious and 138 more...
-
wingblossom's Words
flicker, wrinkle, solipsism, tea, aurora, lilt, burnt, crescent, gale, pocket, ephemeral, candied and 136 more...
-
eggplantia5's Words
scintillate, marvel, cranberry, oscillate, triumph, bamboozle, grimace, magical, book, hexagon, cipher, compendium and 2727 more...
-
quality words
This is a mix of new words I've read studying for the GRE verbal and words I use normally. I also check back on these words if I don't use them often enough.
ineffable, septuagenarian, sesquipedalian, argyle, coalescence, profundity, vivisepulture, defenestrate, concatenate, usurp, diatribe, veracious and 461 more...
-
Words I have to learn
exasperate, felony, weld, fraud, worksheet, ransom, rehearse, preliminary, offshore, parole, infamous, sieve and 436 more...
-
GRE AWA
escalating, vehement, vehemence, hostility, paparazzi, regime, irrespective, scoop, exaggerated, overblown, unfetter, scrupulous and 272 more...
-
Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
-
parlerodermime's Words
loquacious, orange, lackadaisical, rhythm, esoterrorist, contrary, enchanted, extraordinary, nymph, chatter, incessant, time and 168 more...
-
my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
-
favorite words
ennui, bonhomie, eschew, liaison, serendipity, lovely, dusk, kitten, epitome, sexy, beloved, darling and 396 more...
-
2011 July
New words
correspondent, promulgate, transgress, trite, ravine, corespondent, contrivance, contrive, expedient, conducive, clairvoyance, difform and 184 more...
-
Words of the Day
glabella, chirotony, nook-shotten, crapehanger, filemot, swirlie, egosurf, lexiphanicism, Ruritanian, stichometry, chrononaut, faldstool and 2263 more...
-
Words That Populate My Mind
This is a collection of words I love, old ones that I love the sound of when I repeat them for years and new ones coined in news articles on up and coming trends and technologies - most of them I k...
aroma, mojo, blithely, fringe, fray, synchronicity, doublespeak, buzzword, thoughtcrime, portmanteau, newspeak, oldspeak and 963 more...
-
a few of my favorite words
these are some of my favorite words...
brilliant, delicious, lovely, ever, with, present, here, light, radiant, bright, beauty, live and 209 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for genuine.
Comments
No comments yet...
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.