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Definitions for genuine
ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn or, sometimes, -ˌaɪn; ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn; ˈdʒɛn yuˌaɪngen·uine
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Princeton's WordNet
genuine, echtadjective
not fake or counterfeit
"a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
genuine, true(a), unfeignedadjective
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
"genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
actual, genuine, literal, realadjective
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
"her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"
Wiktionary
genuineadjective
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials
Etymology: From genuinus, from gignere, from genere; see genus; or genu.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
GENUINEadjective
Not spurious; not counterfeit; real; natural; true.
Etymology: genuinus, Latin.
Experiments were at one time tried with genuine materials, and at another time with sophisticated ones. Boyle.
The belief and remembrance, and love and fear of God, have so great influence to make men religious, that where any of these is, the rest, together with the true and genuine effects of them, are supposed to be. John Tillotson, Sermons.
A sudden darkness covers all;
True genuine night: night added to the groves:
The fogs are blown full in the face of heaven. John Dryden, Oedip.
Wikipedia
Genuine
Genuine is a song by American recording artist Stacie Orrico from her debut album Genuine. The song was released in the United States in August 2000, only for Christian radio stations. Written by Tedd Tjornhom, B. Huston and Stacie Orrico and produced by Mooki's Soul Music, "Genuine" is a predominantly CCM song, that is influenced by gospel and R&B. "Genuine" received generally positive reviews from music critics, with most of them comparing her to other female starlet artists like Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears calling her the Spears/Aguilera with a powerful voice and urban style similar to Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson. This song was released as a promo single with the book Genuine: Being Real in an Artificial World, also written by Orrico. This CD-ROM includes the video for "Genuine". The song was released as the first single from her debut album only to Christian stations.
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genuine
Genuine refers to something that is truly what it is said to be; authentic and real. It can also refer to an individual's character that is sincere, honest and free from hypocrisy or dishonesty.
Webster Dictionary
Genuineadjective
belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials
Wikidata
Genuine
Genuine is the debut album of Christian teen pop singer Stacie Orrico, released in 2000 on Forefront Records. Orrico set a record in first week sales for a Christian female debut selling 13,000 copies. The album had six hit singles on Christian charts and radio. The song "Don't Look At Me" was featured on WOW #1s: 31 of the Greatest Christian Music Hits Ever. Videos were shot for the singles "Genuine" and "Everything", however only the video for "Everything" was featured in the deluxe bonus DVD for More to Life: The Best of Stacie Orrico.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Genuine
jen′ū-in, adj. natural, not spurious or adulterated: real: pure: (zool.) conformable to type.—adv. Gen′uinely.—n. Gen′uineness. [L. genuinus—gignĕre, to beget.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'genuine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3001
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'genuine' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4346
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'genuine' in Adjectives Frequency: #406
Anagrams for genuine »
Guienne
ingenue
ingénue
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of genuine in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of genuine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of genuine in a Sentence
If you want to know the taste of a pear, you must change the pear by eating it yourself. If you want to know the theory and methods of revolution, you must take part in revolution. All genuine knowledge originates in direct experience.
The Chinese retaliatory tariffs have essentially closed the Chinese market for Genuine Alaska Pollock Producers pollock.
As quoted in several of the local media outlets, Jonathan Pentland stands by his right to defend his family and home from a genuine treat( sic) and is deeply hurt by the situation.
Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop:
Cambodia is committed to a regional solution and has committed through a memorandum of understanding with the Australian government to resettle some asylum seekers who are found to be genuine refugees, it wishes to harness the skills of foreign workers and in this way, they can resettle people into Cambodia and help boost their GDP.
The primary means of achieving unity, after prayer for the conversion of all of us to the ways of the Lord, is to engage in dialogue. Genuine dialogue means each party brings the fullness of their beliefs and shares them, trusting the dialogue partner to respect them.
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- حقيقي. صادق. صميمArabic
- ысынBashkir
- genuíCatalan, Valencian
- pravýCzech
- original, ægteDanish
- original, genuin, Original-, echtGerman
- legítimo, auténtico, verdadero, genuinoSpanish
- todellinen, aitoFinnish
- authentiqueFrench
- math dha-rìribhScottish Gaelic
- אמתי, מקוריHebrew
- वास्तविकHindi
- eredeti, valódiHungarian
- tulen, asliIndonesian
- autentikaIdo
- genuinoItalian
- 本物Japanese
- genuinaLatin
- īsts, īstensLatvian
- motuhengaMāori
- origineel, authentiek, echtDutch
- genuin, ekteNorwegian
- prawdziwy, autentycznyPolish
- legítimo, autêntico, genuínoPortuguese
- подлинный, истинный, настоящийRussian
- pravýSlovak
- genuin, äktaSwedish
- hakiki, gerçek, orijinalTurkish
- حقیقیUrdu
- legikVolapük
- 真正Chinese
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