genuine

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(jĕn'yū-ĭn) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character: genuine leather.
  2. Not spurious or counterfeit; authentic. See synonyms at authentic.
    1. Honestly felt or experienced: genuine devotion.
    2. Actual; real: a genuine dilemma.
  3. Free from hypocrisy or dishonesty; sincere.
  4. Being of pure or original stock: a genuine Hawaiian.

[Latin genuīnus, natural, possibly from alteration of ingenuus, native, freeborn. See ingenuous.]

genuinely gen'u·ine·ly adv.
genuineness gen'u·ine·ness n.


is pronounced jen-yuh-in in British English. In American English the pronunciation jen-yuh-iyn is widespread (sometimes for humorous effect) but non-standard.

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Definition: authentic, real
Antonyms: bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, illegitimate, sham, unreal

adj

Definition: unaffected; honest
Antonyms: affected, deceiving, deceptive, dishonest, insincere, misleading

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IN BRIEF: Really being what it seems to be.

pronunciation Our feelings are our most genuine paths to knowledge. — Audre Lorde.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ægte, uforstilt

Nederlands (Dutch)
echt, oprecht, rasecht

Français (French)
adj. - véritable, vrai, authentique (une ¯uvre d'art), sincère, non feint, sérieux (un acheteur)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - echt, wahr, aufrichtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γνήσιος, αυθεντικός, ανυπόκριτος, ειλικρινής

Italiano (Italian)
genuino, vero, autentico, sincero

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - genuíno, franco

Русский (Russian)
подлинный, истинный, чистопородный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - verdadero, auténtico, genuino, sincero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - äkta, sann

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
真正的, 诚恳的, 真实的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 真正的, 誠懇的, 真實的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 순수한 종의, 성실한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 本物の, 純粋の, 真性の, 誠実な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حقيقي, أصيل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אמיתי, מקורי, לא-מלאכותי, גלוי-לב‬


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