genuineness

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈdʒɛnjuɪnnəs/ UK /ˈdʒenjʊɪnnəs/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
the quality of being authentic, real, or sincere

No one doubted the genuineness of her gratitude.

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1 noun · the quality of being... authenticity sincerityrealnessveracity legitimacy truthfulness

Opposites

falsenessfakenessartificiality insincerity

Word family

Related forms genuine

Etymology

From 'genuine' (from Latin 'genuinus' 'native, natural, innate', from 'gignere' 'to beget' or 'genu' 'knee') plus the suffix '-ness'.

genuinus Latin

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# genuineness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈdʒɛnjuɪnnəs
**IPA (UK):** ˈdʒenjʊɪnnəs

## Meanings
1. the quality of being authentic, real, or sincere

## Examples
- No one doubted the genuineness of her gratitude.

## Synonyms
- authenticity
- sincerity
- realness
- veracity
- legitimacy
- truthfulness

## Antonyms
- falseness
- fakeness
- artificiality
- insincerity

## Related Forms
- genuine

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: genuinus

## Etymology
From 'genuine' (from Latin 'genuinus' 'native, natural, innate', from 'gignere' 'to beget' or 'genu' 'knee') plus the suffix '-ness'.

## AI Etymology
Genuineness comes from 'genuine' (from Latin 'genuinus' 'native, natural, innate', from 'gignere' 'to beget' or 'genu' 'knee') plus the suffix '-ness'. The etymological trail includes Latin genuinus. As a noun, genuineness names the quality of being authentic, real, or sincere. The same family is visible in related forms such as genuine. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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