genuine B2 Topic:Describing People US /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ UK /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.ɪn/ See IPA manual Freq #4975 Meanings 1 adj Real and exactly what it appears to be; not fake. The expert confirmed the painting was a genuine Picasso. 2 adj Sincere and honest, not pretended. She showed genuine concern for her sick neighbor. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · real and exactly what it... echtreal 2 adj · sincere and honest, not... trueunfeigned More actualauthenticlegitlegitimatelubishnaturalnon-fakepukkasterlingunadulterated ↔ Opposites bullshitcounterfeitfakefraudulentinauthenticingenuineknockoffphony Word family Derived forms genuinelygenuinenessnongenuineungenuine Related forms actuallygenusinvalidpotentialvalid Common collocations genuine dilemma Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European genuīnus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # genuine **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.ɪn/ **Frequency rank:** 4975 ## Meanings 1. Real and exactly what it appears to be; not fake. 2. Sincere and honest, not pretended. ## Examples - The expert confirmed the painting was a genuine Picasso. - She showed genuine concern for her sick neighbor. ## Synonyms - actual - authentic - legit - legitimate - lubish - natural - non-fake - pukka - real - sterling - true - unadulterated ## Antonyms - bullshit - counterfeit - fake - fraudulent - inauthentic - ingenuine - knockoff - phony ## Derived Forms - genuinely - genuineness - nongenuine - ungenuine ## Related Forms - actually - genus - invalid - potential - valid ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ǵenh₁- - Root: genuīnus ## Etymology From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. ## AI Etymology Genuine comes from Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-. In current use, the main senses are “Real and exactly what it appears to be; not fake” and “Sincere and honest, not pretended”. ## Topics - Describing People markdown