genuine
English
Etymology
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From Latin genuinus (“innate, native, natural”), from gignere, from Old Latin 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
Related terms
Translations
real, authentic
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Further reading
- genuine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- genuine in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡenuˈiːnə/
- Hyphenation: ge‧nu‧i‧ne
Adjective
genuine
- inflection of genuin:
- strong and mixed nominative and accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative and accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine and neuter singular
Latin
Swedish
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