genuine
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈdʒɛn.ju.ɪn/
:
sincero
- It's more out of care, genuine care for the people on your team.
- genuine concern
- genuine interest
- genuine dialogue
And a question is a genuine heartfelt request.
- And a question is a genuine heartfelt request.
- That's, you know, what genuine heartbreak feels like.
- There is nothing but genuine joy in that connection.
- But I wasn't learning and I wasn't forming genuine connections with people.
- Great leaders want real excitement, genuine enthusiasm, real commitment.
- I mean that in the most genuine, non cheesy way.
- So all reactions will be genuine and like first reactions.
- No, this is this is about genuine nobility of character.
- I mean, there there is a real genuine pleasure in in watching them wriggle.
- Yeah, if if my compliment is genuine, that's not manipulation.
- It seems you have a genuine relationship with these guys, right?
- We don't give genuine feedback out of fear of their rage.
- Yeah, like, like genuine fear like that I've never expressed before.
Examples
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Her smile was genuine, reflecting the happiness she truly felt inside.
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And a question is a genuine heartfelt request.
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I thought she was so genuine, and I really felt for her.
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There is nothing but genuine joy in that connection.
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The relationship is so much more genuine and loyal both ways.
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Great leaders want real excitement, genuine enthusiasm, real commitment.
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He's my friend and a genuine good person.
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I mean that in the most genuine, non cheesy way.
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He always struck me as a very genuine man, and a very hardworking man.
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Mentors must have a genuine interest in helping school librarians who are new to the profession.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Correct and in agreement with the facts
∞
1.0
Truthful and fair, not cheating or lying
239
2.5
Being honest and showing what you really feel
218
3.8
Something that is real and trustworthy, not a fake
77
4.3
Shows deep and sincere feeling in words or actions
1
7.9
Showing real feeling and not pretending
1
2.8
Completely real and not fake
1
8.5
To say that something is really true or serious
Real and honest, not false
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Etymology
Genuine comes from the Latin root genuinus, from genus meaning 'birth' or 'kind'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of a feeling that is 'born' inside you and not made up, so genuine means 'honest' and truly felt.