genuine

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective not fake or counterfeit
  2. adjective not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
  3. adjective being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something; ; - G.K.Chesterton

Etymology

From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.

In classic literature

Synonyms

echt

Semantic network

Similar
good, attested, honest-to-god, authentic
Opposite (antonyms)
counterfeit

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