genuine
English
Etymology
PIE word |
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*ǵónu |
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin genuinus (“innate, native, natural”), from gignere, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "itc-ola" is not valid. See WT:LOL. genere (“to beget, produce”); see genus; or genu (“knee”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: jěnʹyo͞oĭn', jĕnʹyo͞oīn' IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛnjuːˌɪn/, /ˈdʒɛnjuːˌaɪn/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛnjuːɪn, -ɛnjuːaɪn
Adjective
genuine (comparative more genuine, superlative most genuine)
- Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
- Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
- a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship
Synonyms
- authentic
- real
- natural
- (British dialectal) lubish
- true
- uncounterfeited
- See also Thesaurus:genuine
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
real, authentic
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Further reading
- “genuine”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “genuine”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
genuine
- inflection of genuin:
Italian
Adjective
genuine
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective genuino.
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) genuīne
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
Swedish
Adjective
genuine
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