Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure
a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials.
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
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
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 + genuinely genu·ine·ly He was genuinely surprised. + genuineness genu·ine·ness He needed at least three days to assess the genuineness of their intentions
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"
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
approval 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. + genuineness genu·ine·ness I have no doubt about their genuineness
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief
not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather" not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief