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yuadjective
1.
possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
2.
properly so called: a genuine case of smallpox.
3.
free from pretense, affectation, or hypocrisy; sincere: a genuine person.
4.
descended from the original stock; pure in breed: a genuine Celtic people.
Origin:
1590–1600; < Latin genuīnus innate, natural = genu-, as in ingenuus native (see ingenuous) + -īnus -ine1
1590–1600; < Latin genuīnus innate, natural = genu-, as in ingenuus native (see ingenuous) + -īnus -ine1
Related forms
gen·u·ine·ly, adverb
gen·u·ine·ness, noun
non·gen·u·ine, adjective
non·gen·u·ine·ly, adverb
non·gen·u·ine·ness, noun
EXPANDqua·si-gen·u·ine, adjective
qua·si-gen·u·ine·ly, adverb
un·gen·u·ine, adjective
un·gen·u·ine·ly, adverb
un·gen·u·ine·ness, noun
COLLAPSEPronunciation note
Two pronunciations of genuine occur, with a sharp social contrast between them. The usual educated pronunciation is
[jen-yoo-in] , with the final syllable unstressed. Among some less educated speakers, especially older ones, genuine is commonly pronounced as [jen-yoo-ahyn], with a secondary stress on the final syllable, which has the vowel of sign. EXPANDThe latter pronunciation is sometimes used deliberately by educated speakers, as for emphasis or humorous effect
COLLAPSE
Two pronunciations of genuine occur, with a sharp social contrast between them. The usual educated pronunciation is
[jen-yoo-in] , with the final syllable unstressed. Among some less educated speakers, especially older ones, genuine is commonly pronounced as [jen-yoo-ahyn], with a secondary stress on the final syllable, which has the vowel of sign. EXPANDThe latter pronunciation is sometimes used deliberately by educated speakers, as for emphasis or humorous effectCOLLAPSE
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Genuine
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Example Sentences
- Leaving aside the politics, the disagreement hinged on a genuine dilemma.
- It's a colorfully beaded, carved tourists' facsimile of a genuine tribal club.
- The Church, which in 1909 had recognized the relics as likely genuine, accepted the 2007 study's findings.
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Word Origin & History
genuine
1596, from L. genuinus "native, natural," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus), perhaps infl. in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." Alternative etymology is from L. genu "knee," from an ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee.
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