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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GEN'UINE, a. [L. genuinus, from enus, or its root. See Gender.]
Native; belonging to the original stock; hence, real; natural; true; pure; not spurious, false or adulterated. The Gaels are supposed to be genuine descendants of the Celts. Vices and crimes are the genuine effects of depravity, as virtue and piety are the genuine fruits of holiness. It is supposed we have the genuine text of Homer.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" [syn: genuine, echt] [ant: counterfeit, imitative]
2: not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief" [syn: genuine, true, unfeigned]
3: 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" [syn: actual, genuine, literal, real]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Etymology: Latin genuinus innate, genuine; akin to Latin gignere to beget — more at kin Date: circa 1639 1. a. actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character <genuine vintage wines> b. actually produced by or proceeding from the alleged source or author <the signature is genuine> c. sincerely and honestly felt or experienced <a deep and genuine love> d. actual, true <a genuine improvement> 2. free from hypocrisy or pretense ; sincere Synonyms: see authentic • genuinely adverb • genuineness noun Usage: The objection which some commentators make to the pronunciation ?jen-y?-?w?n is perhaps occasioned by the fact that it is more frequent among those with less schooling. However, this variant is heard in the speech of cultured or highly educated speakers sufficiently frequently for it to be recognized as a widespread pronunciation at all social levels. This variant was recorded as early as 1890 and appears to be simply a long-standing spelling pronunciation.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 really coming from its stated, advertised, or reputed source. 2 properly so called; not sham. 3 pure-bred. Derivatives: genuinely adv. genuineness n. Etymology: L genuinus f. genu knee, with ref. to a father's acknowledging a new-born child by placing it on his knee: later associated with GENUS

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Genuine Gen"u*ine, a. [L. genuinus, fr. genere, gignere, to beget, in pass., to be born: cf. F. g['e]nuine. See Gender.] 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. ``True, genuine night.'' --Dryden. Syn: Authentic; real; true; pure; unalloyed; unadulterated. See Authentic. -- Gen"u*ine*ly, adv. -- Gen"u*ine*ness, n. The evidence, both internal and external, against the genuineness of these letters, is overwhelming. --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Genuine is used to describe people and things that are exactly what they appear to be, and are not false or an imitation. There was a risk of genuine refugees being returned to Vietnam. ...genuine leather... They're convinced the picture is genuine. ? fake ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. Genuine refers to things such as emotions that are real and not pretended. There was genuine joy in this room... If this offer is genuine I will gladly accept it. = sincere ADJ • genuinely He was genuinely surprised. ADV • genuineness He needed at least three days to assess the genuineness of their intentions. N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp 3. If you describe a person as genuine, you approve of them because they are honest, truthful, and sincere in the way they live and in their relationships with other people. She is very caring and very genuine. ADJ [approval] • genuineness I have no doubt about their genuineness.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. 1. Pure, uncorrupt, unalloyed, unadulterated, true, real, veritable, authentic, what it purports to be. 2. Native, unaffected, sincere.

Moby Thesaurus

aboveboard, absolute, actual, arcadian, artless, authentic, bluff, blunt, bona fide, broad, brusque, bucolic, candid, card-carrying, de facto, dinkum, direct, downright, earnest, explicit, factual, fair and square, following the letter, for real, forthright, foursquare, frank, frankhearted, free, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued, good, good-faith, heart-to-heart, historical, homespun, honest, honest-to-God, inartificial, ingenuous, lawful, legitimate, lifelike, literal, native, natural, naturalistic, naturelike, on the level, on the square, on the up-and-up, open, open and aboveboard, openhearted, original, outspoken, pastoral, plain, plain-spoken, positive, proper, pukka, pure, real, realistic, rightful, round, rural, simon-pure, simple, sincere, single-hearted, square, square-dealing, square-shooting, sterling, straight, straight-out, straight-shooting, straightforward, substantial, sure-enough, transparent, true, true to life, true to nature, true to reality, unadorned, unadulterated, unaffected, unartificial, unassumed, unassuming, unchecked, uncolored, unconcocted, unconstrained, uncopied, uncounterfeited, undeniable, undesigning, undisguised, undisguising, undissembling, undissimulating, undistorted, unembellished, unequivocal, unexaggerated, unfabricated, unfanciful, unfeigned, unfeigning, unfictitious, unflattering, unguarded, unimagined, unimitated, uninvented, unpretended, unpretending, unpretentious, unqualified, unreserved, unrestrained, unromantic, unsimulated, unspecious, unspoiled, unsynthetic, unvarnished, up-and-up, verbal, verbatim, veridical, verisimilar, veritable, word-for-word