genuine
adj.adj. real and exactly what it seems to be. You use this to describe something that is not a fake or someone who is being honest about their feelings.
adj. authentic and possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin. When applied to people, it describes a sincere and honest disposition without hypocrisy.
The museum confirmed that the painting is genuine.
She showed genuine concern for her neighbor's health by visiting him every day.
Distinguishing between a genuine antique and a high-quality reproduction requires a keen eye for the subtle patinas that only centuries of oxidation can produce.
From Latin genuīnus (“innate, native, natural”), from genus, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-.
Commonly used to modify nouns like 'leather', 'interest', or 'effort'.
a very genuine diamonda genuine diamondWhen describing authenticity, 'genuine' is often treated as non-gradable; something is either real or it is not.