genuine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated

Pronunciation

jěnʹyo͞oĭn' jĕnʹyo͞oīn' /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.ɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.aɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌaɪn/ en-us-genuine.ogg /ˈd͡ʒen.jʉː.ɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɛn.jʉː.ɑen/

Word forms

genuine more genuine most genuine

Etymology

From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

Synonyms

authentic legit lubish natural real true uncounterfeited actual bona fide genuine legitimate non-fake pukka sterling unadulterated undissembled unfaked unfeigned veritable

Antonyms

bullshit fake ingenuine counterfeit fraudulent knockoff inauthentic phony

Related words

genus de facto de jure invalid potential valid actually

Derived words

genuine article genuine fake genuine issue of material fact genuinely genuineness genuine number eleven nongenuine ungenuine

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