Antonyms for genuineness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : jen-yoo-in |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn |
Definition of genuineness
Origin :- 1590s, "natural, not acquired," from Latin genuinus "native, natural," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus), perhaps influenced in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." [Alternative etymology is from Latin genu "knee," from a supposed ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee.] Meaning "really proceeding from its reputed source" is from 1660s. Related: Genuinely; genuineness.
- noun authenticity
- The proprietors of this paper guarantee the genuineness of this offer.
- Extract from : « The Mayflower, January, 1905 » by Various
- The genuineness of this fragment has been established beyond doubt.
- Extract from : « The Issahar Artifacts » by Jesse Franklin Bone
- On the whole, more may be said in favour of the genuineness of the Hippias than against it.
- Extract from : « Menexenus » by Plato
- These palpable errors and absurdities are absolutely irreconcilable with their genuineness.
- Extract from : « Charmides » by Plato
- There was no mistaking the genuineness of the appeal, and Reg frankly gave him his hand.
- Extract from : « Australia Revenged » by Boomerang
- Nostromo had lost his peace; the genuineness of all his qualities was destroyed.
- Extract from : « Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard » by Joseph Conrad
- There was no doubting the genuineness of the welcome that the Beni Ouafy gave their chief.
- Extract from : « At Aboukir and Acre » by George Alfred Henty
- The antiquity and the genuineness of both types cannot be doubted.
- Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
- At least I have no doubt as to her sincerity, I mean as to the genuineness of this shock.
- Extract from : « Possessed » by Cleveland Moffett
- The degree of it you cannot command; the genuineness of it you can—yes, and the depth of source also.
- Extract from : « Lectures on Landscape » by John Ruskin
Synonyms for genuineness
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