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GENUINE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not fake or counterfeit
Example:
genuine leather
Synonyms:
echt; genuine
Classified under:
Similar:
authentic; bona fide; unquestionable; veritable (not counterfeit or copied)
attested; authenticated; documented (established as genuine)
honest-to-god; honest-to-goodness; sure-enough ((used informally especially for emphasis) real or genuine)
Also:
honest; honorable (not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent)
existent; real (being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory)
sincere (open and genuine; not deceitful)
true (consistent with fact or reality; not false)
Antonym:
counterfeit (not genuine; imitating something superior)
Derivation:
genuineness (undisputed credibility)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
Example:
true grief
Synonyms:
genuine; true; unfeigned
Classified under:
Similar:
sincere (open and genuine; not deceitful)
Derivation:
genuineness (undisputed credibility)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Example:
a genuine dilemma
Synonyms:
actual; genuine; literal; real
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
true (consistent with fact or reality; not false)
Derivation:
genuineness (the state of being genuine)
Context examples:
The figure was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that if it was only genuine.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Is this genuine?” asked my uncle.
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Their gentleness, their genuine attention to other people, and their manly unstudied simplicity is much more accordant with her real disposition, than the liveliness—often artificial, and often ill-timed of the other.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Scientists have shown that white people find it difficult to tell the difference between genuine and false smiles on black people’s faces—between genuine and fake happiness.
(White people’s perceptions of the emotions on black people’s faces are less accurate than their perceptions among other white people, University of Granada)
To-day is the date of my last letter, and the Count has taken steps to prove that it was genuine, for again I saw him leave the castle by the same window, and in my clothes.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
I know, with the possible exception of the incident of the dead mate, that I have not seen him really angry; nor do I wish ever to see him in a genuine rage, when all the force of him is called into play.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
I asked in genuine wonder.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Lady Catherine was extremely indignant on the marriage of her nephew; and as she gave way to all the genuine frankness of her character in her reply to the letter which announced its arrangement, she sent him language so very abusive, especially of Elizabeth, that for some time all intercourse was at an end.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
I like it, for it's genuine.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
The geniality, as was the way of the man, was somewhat theatrical to the eye; but it reposed on genuine feeling.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
