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▪ I. genuine, a.1|ˈdʒɛnjuːɪn|
[ad. L. genuīn-us. f. pre-L. *genwo- (cf. ingenuus native, free-born, etc.: see ingenuous), f. Aryan root *gen- to beget, produce, be born: see kin.]
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a. Natural, not foreign or acquired, proper or peculiar to a person or thing, native. Obs.
1596Drayton Leg. iv. 212 Strongly attracted by a Genuine light. 1612― Poly-olb. ix. 14 A constant Mayden still she onely did remaine, The last her genuine lawes which stoutly did retaine. 1630Prynne Anti-Armin. 138 The self-same things in the same degrees admit no inequality in their genuine and natiue operations. 1644Bulwer Chiron. 118 This genuine blemish and epidemicall disease. 1664H. More Myst. Iniq. 87 This wicked Antichristianism, whose Image we are now setting out in its genuine colours. 1703tr. Casa's Galateo 98 Since it is necessary to use Genuine and proper Words in Discourse. 1712W. Rogers Voy. 1, I rather chuse to keep to the Language of the Sea, which is more genuine, and natural for a mariner.
†b. genuine to: germane to, closely connected with, arising out of. Obs.
1658–9Burton's Diary (1828) III. 344 Let us debate this. It comes orderly before you; is genuine to your question.
2. Pertaining to the original stock, pure-bred.
1728Newton Chronol. Amended ii. 203 Egypt at this time was therefore under the Government of the genuine Egyptians. 1774J. Bryant Mythol. II. 60, I am..sprung from the genuine and respectable race of Sons. 1834T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 21 The race of our bull-dogs is getting fast extinct, and it is rare to see one now of a pure and genuine breed. 1842Prichard Nat. Hist. Man 171 The towns and their vicinity are occupied by the genuine Persian race. 1871Freeman Norm. Conq. (1876) IV. xviii. 295 Another grantee was William of Percy, the founder of a great name, whose genuine bearers soon passed away.
3. Really proceeding from its reputed source or author; not spurious; = authentic 6.
The distinction which the 18th c. apologists attempted to establish between genuine and authentic (see quot. 1796) does not agree well with the etymology of the latter word, and is not now recognised.
1661Bramhall Just Vind. v. 90 If any of those Canons which bear their names be genuine. 1719J. Richardson Art Criticism 145 When we have fix'd a few of the Works of the Masters as Genuine. 1756–7tr. Keysler's Trav. (1760) III. 365 The impossibility that all the three præputia should be genuine reliques. 1779–81Johnson L.P., Butler Wks. II. 183 Two volumes more..indubitably genuine. 1796Bp. Watson Apol. Bible ii. 33 A genuine book, is that which was written by the person whose name it bears, as the author of it. An authentic book, is that which relates matters of fact, as they really happened. 1833Cruse Eusebius iii. iii. 83 As to the writings of Peter, one of his epistles called the first is acknowledged as genuine. 1847Emerson Repr. Men, Plato Wks. (Bohn) I. 289 This range of Plato instructs us what to think of the vexed question concerning his reputed works—what are genuine, what spurious. 1882Farrar Early Chr. II. 530 note, The fragment..is of very doubtful genuineness, and even if genuine proves nothing.
4. a. Having the character or origin represented; real, true, not counterfeit, unfeigned, † unadulterated. (the) genuine article: see article n. 14 d.
a1639Carew To my Friend G.N. 18 We use No..compounds that are Adulterate, but, at Natures cheap expence, With farre more genuine sweets refresh the sense. 1660R. Coke Justice Vind. Ep. Ded. 1 The true and genuine causes. 1664H. More Myst. Iniq. 214 What the genuine sense is I shall take notice in its proper place. 1712Parnell Spect. No. 501 ⁋6 The whole Vault had a genuine Dismalness in it. 1736Butler Anal. ii. i. Wks. 1874 I. 154 Christianity..teaches natural Religion in its genuine simplicity. 1781Gibbon Decl. & F. III. 37 Maximus now displayed his genuine character. 1845M. Pattison Ess. (1889) I. 25 Such a genuine expression of paternal regard. 1876Mozley Univ. Serm. iv. 95 They had no genuine belief in any world which was different from theirs.
absol.1639tr. Du Bosq's Compl. Woman 34 The modesty of the simple and genuine is wholy in the hart.
b. Properly so called; that is such in the proper sense.
a1682Sir T. Browne Tracts 36 The true and genuine Sycamore..which is a stranger in our parts. 1692Bentley Boyle Lect. i. 3 This latter part to a genuine Atheist is meer Jargon. 1751Harris Hermes (1841) 138 The genuine pronoun always stands by itself. 1758Johnson Idler No. 9 ⁋7 There is no mark more certain of a genuine idler than uneasiness without molestation. 1850Scoresby Cheever's Whalem. Adv. vi. 76 None but a genuine son of the sea..could make these characteristic rhymes. 1852H. Rogers. Ecl. Faith (1853) 316 A genuine sceptic, as I am. 1879St. George's Hosp. Rep. IX. 63 A piece of genuine false-membrane was coughed out.
5. Of persons: Free from affectation or hypocrisy.
[1840,1853: Implied in genuineness 3.] 1890Spectator 28 June, He is a very great and genuine personage in many ways, but he has his peculiarities like other men.
Add:6. Of a horse or greyhound: that can be relied on to do its best in a race, etc.
1974H. E. Clarke Win at Greyhound Racing xii. 139 Ballynennan Moon was one of the tallest and slimmest of racing greyhounds. He was genuine to the nth degree. His consistent record bears this out. 1976Horse & Hound 3 Dec. 64/1 (Advt.), Summerfield has three genuine young horses for sale.
▪ II. † ˈgenuine, a.2 Obs.—0
[ad. L. genuīn-us, f. *genu-s = gena cheek.]
genuine teeth: the back teeth.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Genuine Teeth, the same as Dentes Sapientiæ. |