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- pronunciation:
- jen
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ihn
- 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 |
adverb + (adj.)genuine
nonetheless, seemingly
(adj.)genuine
+ noun
acceptance,
accomplishment,
achievement,
admiration,
affection,
alarm,
alternative,
apology,
appreciation,
article,
artifact,
astonishment,
autonomy,
belief,
believer,
caring,
commitment,
compassion,
concern,
confusion,
consensus,
conviction,
cooperation,
courage,
curiosity,
delight,
democracy,
democratization,
desire,
dialogue,
dilemma,
disagreement,
doctrine,
draft,
emotion,
empathy,
encounter,
enthusiasm,
equality,
excitement,
expression,
fear,
feeling,
fondness,
forgiveness,
friendliness,
friendship,
goodness,
gratitude,
grief,
happiness,
hero,
horror,
humanity,
humility,
humor,
imitation,
indicator,
innovation,
insight,
interest,
joy,
liberalization,
love,
loyalty,
openness,
outrage,
partnership,
passion,
passport,
peace,
philosopher,
pleasure,
pluralism,
pride,
progress,
reconciliation,
reform,
refugee,
regret,
remorse,
repentance,
respect,
scholar,
sentiment,
smile,
sorrow,
surprise,
sympathy,
talent,
tear,
threat,
tragedy,
transformation,
understanding,
warmth
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| derivations: |
genuinely (adv.), genuineness (n.) |
Genuine comes from a Latin word that means "natural or native."
The word genuine
contains the following part:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
  Example words:
abiogenesis, acrogen, androgen, anthropogenesis, congenital, degenerate, disingenuous, eugenics, gender, gene, genealogy, general, generalization, generate, generation, generator, generatrix, generic, generous, genesis, genetic, genius, genocide, genteel, gentleman, gentry, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, ontogeny, oxygen, polygenism, progeny
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