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Definition of genuin

"Genuin" is probably misspelled. Trying genuine instead Definition of genuine

1. genuine [ a ] not fake or counterfeit
Examples: "a genuine Picasso" "genuine leather"

Used in print:

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Seen in perspective , many_of these releases have a genuine claim to be milestones .

(Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)

The commercial propagandist , who can n't afford to be critical , gets_along well with the amateur , from whom he feeds , but he frequently steps on the analyst 's toes by refusing to keep his material genuine .

In the second place , a large_number of writers , making a more direct claim than Frost to being `` folk_writers '' of one sort or another , clearly make no distinctions between genuine and bogus material .

(Arthur Miller, "The Prophecy," in The Best...)

Stowey_Rummel was internationally famous , a crafter of a genuine Americana in foreign eyes , an original designer whose inventive childishness with steel and concrete was made even more believably sincere by his personality .

Synonyms genuine echt Related Terms counterfeit real authentic old honest-to-god good attested true real honest sincere

2. genuine [ a ] not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
Examples: "genuine emotion" "her interest in people was unfeigned" "true grief"

Used in print:

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

Therefore it 's a genuine pleasure to tell you about an entirely happy bodybuilder who has never had to train in_secret ; has never heard one unkind word from his parents ; and never has been taunted by his schoolmates !

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

But it is characteristic of him , we are told , `` his little artifice '' , to be able to introduce `` into a fairly vulgar and humorous piece of hackwork a sudden phrase of genuine creative art '' .

(Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)

The United_States can help by communicating a genuine concern with the problems these countries face and a readiness to provide technical and other appropriate forms of assistance where possible .

Synonyms genuine unfeigned true Related Terms sincere

3. genuine [ a ] being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
Examples: "her actual motive" "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton "a genuine dilemma"

Used in print:

(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)

The presence of genuine mimesis in art is marked by the persistence with which the work demands attention and compels valuation even_though it is but vaguely understood .

(Ralph B. Long. The Sentence and Its Parts: A...)

Syllables are genuine units , but division of words and sentences into them presents great difficulties .

Synonyms literal actual genuine real Related Terms true

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