1. Not fake or counterfeit
   "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"
   - echt 
2. Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed
   "genuine emotion"
   - true, unfeigned 
3. Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
   "a genuine dilemma"
   - actual, literal, real

See also: attested, authentic, authenticated, bona fide, documented, existent, genuinely, genuineness, good, honest, honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, honorable [US], honourable [Brit, Cdn], old, real, sincere, sure-enough, true, unquestionable, veritable

Antonym: counterfeit

Encyclopedia: Genuine Genuine, die Tragodie eines Seltsamen Hauses

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