genuine
adjectivecommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.ɪn//
- United Kingdom//ˈd͡ʒɛn.juː.aɪn//
- United States//ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌɪn//
- United States//ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌaɪn//
- Canada//ˈd͡ʒɛn.juˌaɪn//
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
adjective
- 1
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
- 2
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.
Only a handful of rock musicians have become genuine icons - larger-than-life symbolic figures whose personal triumphs and vicissitudes seem to mirror the ups and downs of rock as a whole, and sometimes of the society that nurtures it. Often, rock icons become the objects of personality cults that tend to overshadow their musical accomplishments.
Etymology
From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Forms
- comparative
- more genuine
- superlative
- most genuine
genuine · Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
genuinely · In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.Geoff · A diminutive of the male given name Geoffrey.Geoffrey · A male given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the…