genuine

Meaning

1. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
2. Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated

Synonyms

real

true

authentic

pure

actual

sincere

original

natural

unadulterated

honest

veritable

unmixed

unalloyed

unfeigned

typical

legitimate

good

👍

right

factual

proper

sterling

valid

unaffected

absolute

just

echt

literal

unsophisticated

earnest

frank

bona fide

correct

deep

honest-to-goodness

orthodox

perfect

pukka

simple

truthful

unpretentious

wholehearted

of standard purity

intrinsic

habitat

keen

kosher

leal

guileless

genuinely

loyal

naive

native

fundamental

normal

full-blown

of genuine descent

particular

of full value

plane

practical

precise

full

pucka

of perfect standard

for real

pure-bred

purity

existent

reality

really

regular

exact

serious

sheer

simon-pure

dinky-die

essential

smooth

sound

🔉

stark

earthy

due

true blue

true to type

true born

de facto

committed

clean

classical

uncontaminated

chaste

centre

straight dinkum

unquestionable

center

unspoiled

utter

candid

vera

veracious

blameless

very

undoctored

copper-bottomed

artless

fair dinkum

accurate

natural-born

real thing

adj i & 3 good

best place

dinkum

be real

home

🏠

homogeneous

heartfelt

honest-to-god

unadultered

immaculate

in all respects

indeed

indigenous

Translations

authentique

echt

vrai

genuino

véritable

verdadero

echt

auténtico

wahr

réel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛnjuːˌɪn/

Etymology

From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.