genuine
UK/ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.ɪn//ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn/
genuine adjective: belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
Adjective
genuine (comparative more genuine, superlative most genuine)
- Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
- Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated.
- a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship
- […] and before you could say 'scissors' that customer had forgotten all about the genuine article, and was out of the shop with the bijoutry.1906, Violet Tweedale, Lady Sarah's Son, page 141
genuine meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
genuine in Hindi
- real, authentic
- सच sac, वास्तविक vāstavik
genuine in Tamil
- அசல், உண்மையான, சுத்தமான, கலப்பில்லாத
genuine in Urdu
- genuine
- ستیہ satya, اصلی aslī
genuine in Bengali
- genuine, real, pure
- অকৃত্রিম okritrim
- genuine, unadulterated
- শুদ্ধ śuddho
More languagesFewer languages
- genuine in Malayalam
- യഥാർത്ഥ yathāṟttha
- genuine in Kannada
- ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕ, ನಿಜವಾದ, ಅಪ್ಪಟ, ಸಾಚಾ
- genuine in Punjabi
- ست satt, ਖ਼ਾਲਸ xālas
- genuine in Gujarati
- ખુદ khud
- genuine in Sanskrit
- जेन्य jenya
- genuine in Arabic
- أَصْلِيّ ʔaṣliyy
- genuine in Indonesian
- tulen
- genuine in Thai
- จริง jing, แท้ tɛ́ɛ
Examples of genuine in a sentence
- Genuine cowards follow wicked people and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.
- Though originally thought to be genuine, the diaries are now generally considered a work of fiction.
- This old book is a genuine storehouse of useful cooking tips.
Synonyms of genuine
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Antonyms
Forms of genuine
| comparative | more genuine |
|---|---|
| superlative | most genuine |
Origin of genuine
From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”).
Words formed from genuine
Phrases with genuine
Questions about genuine
- What does genuine mean?
- Genuine means belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
- What is genuine in Hindi?
- Genuine in Hindi is सच (sac), वास्तविक (vāstavik). See Genuine meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is genuine?
- Genuine is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce genuine?
- Genuine is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.ɪn/ (UK).
Words near genuine in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: genuine (page history and authors); genuine (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اصلی (Urdu) (page history and authors); অকৃত্রিম (Bengali) (page history and authors); യഥാർത്ഥ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); genuine (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ست (Punjabi) (page history and authors); ખુદ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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