Genuine meaning

What does “genuine” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“genuine” is an adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: not fake or counterfeit.

genuine

not fake or counterfeit
“a genuine Picasso”
“genuine leather”
Synonymsecht
Oppositescounterfeit
not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
“genuine emotion”
“her interest in people was unfeigned”
Synonymstrue unfeigned
being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
“her actual motive”
“a literal solitude like a desert”
Synonymsactual literal real

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University