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- pronunciation:
- jen
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word History, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
true to what is claimed or believed about a thing; authentic.
She wore a necklace of genuine pearls.What they discovered were genuine dinosaur bones.- synonyms:
- authentic, bona fide, honest, proven, real, true, veritable
- antonyms:
- artificial, bogus, counterfeit, fake, fictitious, fraudulent, illusory, imitation, ostensible, seeming, sham, spurious, superficial, trumped-up
- similar words:
- actual, legitimate, valid, veracious
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| definition 2: |
free from deception or pretense; sincere.
She knew she had done wrong, and she made a genuine apology.It was obvious that her affection for him was genuine.- synonyms:
- authentic, bona fide, honest, real, sincere, true
- antonyms:
- assumed, counterfeit, insincere, plastic, synthetic, unnatural
- similar words:
- candid, frank, guileless, ingenuous, legitimate, natural, open, plain, serious, straightforward, valid, veracious
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| related words: |
artless, hearty, honest, native, natural, pure, solemn, substantial, truthful, unassuming |
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| derivations: |
genuinely (adv.), genuineness (n.) |
Genuine comes from a Latin word that means "natural or native."
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