genuine

B2 Topic:Describing People

US /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/ UK /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.ɪn/ See IPA manual

adj 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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · real and exactly what it... echtreal

2 adj · sincere and honest, not... true unfeigned

More actual authentic legit legitimatelubishnaturalnon-fakepukka sterling unadulterated

Opposites

bullshitcounterfeit fake fraudulent inauthenticingenuineknockoff phony

Word family

Derived forms genuinely genuinenessnongenuineungenuine

Related forms actually genus invalid potential valid

Etymology

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

*ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European genuīnus Latin

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# 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

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