Thesaurus: genuine

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1. a. 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.
2. adj. not fake or counterfeit
3. adj. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
4. adj. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. j:100 a. not fake or counterfeit s. not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed