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genuine definition
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Grep of noun genuine genuineness Overview of adj genuine The adj genuine has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) genuine, echt -- (not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather") 2. (4) genuine, true, unfeigned -- (not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief") 3. (2) actual, genuine, literal, real -- (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma") Antonyms of adj genuine 3 senses of genuine Sense 1 genuine (vs. counterfeit), echt counterfeit (vs. genuine), imitative => assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on sham => bad forged => base => bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard => inauthentic, unauthentic, spurious => mock => ostensible, ostensive => pinchbeck => pseudo => synthetic Sense 2 genuine, true(postnominal), unfeigned INDIRECT (VIA sincere) -> insincere Sense 3 actual, genuine, literal, real INDIRECT (VIA true) -> false Similarity of adj genuine 3 senses of genuine Sense 1 genuine (vs. counterfeit), echt => authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable => attested, authenticated, documented => good => honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old(postnominal), sure-enough(postnominal) => real, true Also See-> honest#1, honorable#1; real#1, existent#2; sincere#1; true#1 Sense 2 genuine, true(postnominal), unfeigned => sincere (vs. insincere) Sense 3 actual, genuine, literal, real => true (vs. false) Attributes of adj genuine Familiarity of adj genuine genuine used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj genuine genuine Overview of adj genuine The adj genuine has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) genuine, echt -- (not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather") 2. (4) genuine, true, unfeigned -- (not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief") 3. (2) actual, genuine, literal, real -- (being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something "her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma")
genuine definition
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