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un⋅feigned

[uhn-feynd]
–adjective
not feigned; sincere; genuine.

Origin:
1325–75; ME unfeynid. See un- 1 , feign, -ed 2


un⋅feign⋅ed⋅ly [uhn-fey-nid-lee] , adverb
un⋅feign⋅ed⋅ness, noun
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un·feigned   (ŭn'fānd')   
adj.  Not feigned; genuine.
un·feign'ed·ly (ŭn-fā'nĭd-lē) adv.
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Word Origin & History

unfeigned 
c.1374, "sincere, genuine, true, real," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of feign.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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