genuine vs unfeigned what difference
what is difference between genuine and unfeigned
English
Etymology
From Latin genuinus (“innate, native, natural”), from gignere, from Old Latin genere (“to beget, produce”); see genus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: jěnʹyo͞oĭn’, jĕnʹyo͞oīn’ IPA(key): /ˈdʒɛnjuːˌɪn/, /ˈdʒɛnjuːˌaɪn/
- Rhymes: -ɛnjuːɪn, -ɛnjuːaɪn
Adjective
genuine (comparative more genuine, superlative most genuine)
- Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
- Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
Synonyms
- authentic
- real
- natural
- (British dialectal) lubish
- true
- uncounterfeited
- See also Thesaurus:genuine
Antonyms
- fake
- ingenuine
Related terms
- genus
Translations
Further reading
- genuine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- genuine in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Guienne, eugenin, ingenue, ingénue, unigene
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɡenuˈiːnə/
- Hyphenation: ge‧nu‧i‧ne
Adjective
genuine
- inflection of genuin:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
genuine
- feminine plural of genuino
Anagrams
- ingenue, unigene
Latin
Adjective
genuīne
- vocative masculine singular of genuīnus
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
genuine
- definite singular of genuin
- plural of genuin
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
genuine
- definite singular of genuin
- plural of genuin
Swedish
Adjective
genuine
- absolute definite natural masculine singular of genuin.
English
Etymology
un- + feigned
Adjective
unfeigned (comparative more unfeigned, superlative most unfeigned)
- Not feigned.
- Genuine.
- Not false or hypocritical.
Derived terms
- unfeignedly
- unfeignedness
- unfeigning
Related terms
Translations
References
- unfeigned in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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