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genuine English

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Definitions in simple English

genuine

If something is genuine, it is what is says it is and not something else; it is not fake. I have a genuine copy of the famous book.

genuine

not fake or counterfeit a genuine Picasso genuine leather (= true, unfeigned) not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed genuine emotion her interest in people was unfeigned true grief (= actual, literal) being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something her actual motive a literal solitude like a desert — G.K.Chesterton a genuine dilemma

Synonyms genuine synonyms

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Topics genuine topics

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Examples genuine examples

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Simple sentences

This is a genuine picture by Picasso.
For years the picture passed as a genuine Rembrandt.
The article is genuine.
Even the experts took the painting for a genuine Rembrandt.
These pearls are genuine, not artificial.
Compare this genuine jewel with that imitation.
That football is made of genuine leather.
You've never seen a genuine diamond.
I believe it is a genuine Picasso.
Those present took it for genuine gold.
Anyone can tell your interest is genuine.
Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.
He's a genuine aristocrat.
Her anger was genuine.
I won't stake my reputation on it, but I think it's a genuine alien life form.
Only vodka from Russia is genuine Russian vodka!
These are genuine.
We would have told you, but we needed your reactions to look genuine.
The most important thing now is to launch direct dialogue, genuine, full-fledged dialogue between today's Kiev authorities and representatives of southeast Ukraine.
That was a genuine shock for me.
Is that genuine?
After that day I ceased to be capable of genuine heartfelt concern.

Movie subtitles

A genuine hen's egg.
An egg, an authentic, genuine hen's egg!
If you like to have a look at the book, sir, you'll see the entries are quite genuine.
But Scholz knows about these things, and he swears that necklace is genuine.
I was speaking the truth. You must have seen I was genuine.
You'd be surprised the genuine rage you can work off. just by carving a little piece of wood.
This is the same genuine, magic, authentic crystal used by the priests of Isis and Osiris in the days of the Pharaohs in which Cleopatra saw the approach of Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony.
That's genuine beaver.
Be easy to prove it was genuine.
Mr. Spade, my offer is genuine.
But this is genuine coin of the realm.
This, Dakota, is a genuine Nazi flute.
What Dr Van Straaten wants is genuine first-hand evidence.
An overnight bag, genuine English cowhide, combination lock, fitted up with brushes, combs.
Griffin displays genuine tenderness toward his inamorata.
You have a genuine talent for slogans.
Yes, sir, we were. But this is genuine coin of the realm.
It's genuine, Stanley.
Our next offering, ladies and gentlemen, is a very rare piece a genuine Chippendale chair direct from England.
But it's not genuine.
You must have seen I was genuine.
This is the same genuine, magic, authentic crystal used by the priests of Isis and Osiris in the days of the Pharaohs in which Cleopatra saw the approach of Julius Caesar and Marc Anthony. And so on, and so on.
Genuine pearls?
And if we ever are human and genuine it's between 8 and 11 in the evening, when we're performing at the theatre.
I want to become a genuine person who lives a genuine life.
That's a genuine Kashan.
The prize, a genuine loving cup.
He's such a sweet fellow, such a genuine, splendid character.
In fact, the only one who knows whether they're genuine or not.
This is the genuine article.

News and current affairs

Think of how much more genuine diversity would there be in a united Europe if national states did not squat in the middle.
Only better-informed foreign policies that can address the genuine anxieties of civilizations in crisis will yield more sustainable results.
If the US gives negotiations one more serious try (a credible offer and a genuine willingness to engage), gets rebuffed, and then does nothing, it will effectively declare itself a paper tiger.
This is a crucial change, and it is the fundamental reason for an increasing number of genuine news items and commentaries in China's media today.
Metternich's system worked through much of the nineteenth century, because it protected a genuine balance of power between countries that shared common values.
While I understand that you are an Israeli patriot, I believe that much can be done to reduce the tensions between our two peoples, eventually leading to genuine reconciliation and peace.
Historically, cease-fires have survived only when they are backed by talks that both parties believe are genuine and serious.
The innovations described in Litan's and Siegfried's books show that the economics profession has produced an enormous amount of extremely valuable work, characterized by a serious effort to provide genuine evidence.
Regulators can do a great deal, but they need political direction from the highest level in order to make genuine progress.
Our hope must be that, beginning on August 19th, the voice of reason will begin to prevail in Serbia, and that a transitional government can begin to rebuild the country in genuine freedom and democracy.
Jim Wolfensohn's greatest strength has been his genuine caring for the world's poor.
For the first few years after Sukarno's fall in 1966, all the benefits of genuine democracy, including freedom of the press, were restored (except for the communists).
If the Chief Justice and the judges are reinstated, we can move toward a genuine democratic system.
The Bonn process established the principle of democratic accountability, gave Afghanistan its first directly elected president, and provided a new constitution that - approved after genuine debate and compromise - created a legitimate central government.
Now the world is suddenly asking whether Burma (Myanmar), after six decades of military dictatorship, has embarked on a genuine political transition that could end the country's pariah status.
This genuine embrace of reconciliation provided much-needed support to Chinese leaders, who were eager to control anti-Japanese sentiments.
Whether for mutual security or shared prosperity, genuine partnerships are not built overnight.
Only by pursuing genuine, deep, and sustained engagement, both at home and abroad, can the next administration ensure that the coming years will be better than the last.
Juncker's changes, however, may portend genuine progress on this front, as well as toward monetary and energy union.
Western analysts and activists should have learned by now that and military threats produce only resistance, and that genuine diplomacy involves using carrots as well as sticks.
American journalists also know that the government classifies information mostly to spare it embarrassment, or for expediency, rather than because it has genuine national-security concerns.
After all, genuine leadership cannot come from raw power, but only from other states' consent or tacit acceptance.
Observers might then read his recent efforts to improve relations with Japan, not to mention Vietnam, as a genuine strategic shift, rather than a temporary tactical adjustment.
As products of revolutionary military takeovers, these secular nationalist regimes failed to produce genuine popular legitimacy and have had to fall back on the dynastic succession practiced by the regimes they toppled.

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