26984 words

genuine

3 definitions • 7 examples
1
If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it appears to be:

Examples:

genuine leather
If it is a genuine Michelangelo drawing, it will sell for millions.
2
If people or emotions are genuine, they are honest and sincere:

Examples:

He's a very genuine person.
Machiko looked at me with genuine surprise - "Are you really going?" she said.
3
being what something or someone appears or claims to be; real, not false:

Examples:

genuine leather
a genuine masterpiece
She showed genuine (= sincere) sorrow at the news.

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