Definitions for genuine
ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn or, sometimes, -ˌaɪn; ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn; ˈdʒɛn yuˌaɪngen·uine

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. genuine, echt(adj)

   not fake or counterfeit

   "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

2. genuine, true(a), unfeigned(adj)

   not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed

   "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

3. actual, genuine, literal, real(adj)

   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"

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1. genuine(Adjective)

   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.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Genuine(adj)

   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

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1. 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.

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1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'genuine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3001

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'genuine' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4346

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'genuine' in Adjectives Frequency: #406

Anagrams for genuine »

1. Guienne, ingenue, ingénue

2. Ingenue

How to pronounce genuine?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of genuine in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of genuine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of genuine in a Sentence

1. Kennedy Deese:

   The proper public response would have been a genuine apology, but we still forgive you and have mercy.

2. Abdullah Mohammed Al Ghailani:

   There have been increasing demands for genuine political reforms including genuine participation, a powerful parliament, freedom of assembly, ... freedom of expression, transparency, accountability, and anti-corruption measures.

3. B. C. Forbes:

   Without self-respect there can be no genuine success. Success won at the cost of self-respect is not success ? for what shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own self-respect.

4. Bakir Izetbegovic:

   Acceptance and recognition of the truth is the first step toward genuine trust.

5. Raymond Lowe:

   There's always going to be that desire to get out because it's the camaraderie that you find out here, it's hard to describe the feeling and how genuine everyone is and just how good it is to be able to help.

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