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genuine

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. belong to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International 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; ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a genuine grievance (= one that is definitely true ) ▪ He felt that he had a genuine grievance and was prepared to take the company to court over the matter. a genuine/real desire ▪ All her life she had a genuine ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1590s, "natural, not acquired," from Latin genuinus "native, natural," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus ), perhaps influenced in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." [Alternative etymology is from Latin genu "knee," from a supposed ancient ...

Usage examples of genuine.

VISITORS CONTINUED to call out of curiosity or genuine friendship, and Adams took pleasure in nearly all.

Edge gave alms to only one beggar, because that one looked genuine and because he did not pester them.

The lobby of the PennDutch, along with all its rooms, is decorated with genuine Amish furniture and tools.

It is no mere silliness, but a genuine effort of an early mind, which had just grasped the fact of the antipodes, to use it in explanation.

Little Arcady felt a genuine if patronizing sympathy for his mistress.

It was with high hopes, but at the same time with genuine regret, that, late in May, they bade farewell to their winter home, launched a canoe, deep-laden with their accumulated stock of furs, and started southward on the swift waters of the Wisconsin.

Gwen tried to take it all in as she walked: the sweeping staircase, the glittering chandelier, the murky landscapes and stern faced portraits, the acres of Kirmans and Bukharas and Aubussons, the profusion of antique furniture-predominantly English and all genuine, she guessed.

Guardian wishes me to renew to you the expressions of his abiding and genuine appreciation of your labours for the Cause in Auckland, and particularly in connection with your duties as secretary of the local assembly.

Breathless from the dance, her hair as disheveled as a genuine bacchante, Messalina screamed with delight and shook the ivy-twined staff of Bacchus.

Even Bill Birch at the Smithsonian had trouble certifying the California bees as genuine Africans.

John was torn between reverence for Jesus, due to events at Bethabara, and genuine skepticism, due to what he now knew of his background.

The bobwhite whistling had attracted a genuine bobwhite which had perched in a tall tree and was calling out insultingly.

The men under Vulkan were sworn to secrecy by a genuine official of the Defense Ministry in Bonn, who also happens to be one of us.

Sir, I lately took my friend Boswell and shewed him genuine civilised life in an English provincial town.

For she wears a very handsome silk dress on state occasions, with a breastpin set, as I honestly believe, with genuine pearls, and appears habitually with a very smart cap, from under which her gray curls come out with an unmistakable expression, conveyed in the hieratic language of the feminine priesthood, to the effect that while there is life there is hope.