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

veritable

unadulterated

honest

unmixed

unfeigned

unalloyed

typical

factual

legitimate

good

👍

proper

right

absolute

echt

valid

literal

unaffected

just

earnest

unsophisticated

sterling

wholehearted

frank

of standard purity

simple

truthful

unpretentious

pukka

honest-to-goodness

bona fide

deep

orthodox

correct

perfect

guileless

genuinely

committed

fundamental

full-blown

clean

full

for real

Translations

authentique

echt

vrai

genuino

véritable

echt

verdadero

auténtico

genuino

wahr

autentico

genuíno

vero

autêntico

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɛnjuːˌɪn/

Etymology

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