Meanings
comparative more genuinely · superlative most genuinely
- In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
I thought they were joking at first, but it seemed they were genuinely interested in the talk about glaciers.
1 more example
This was an emphatic performance and victory, the hosts controlling affairs from pretty much first to last in a display that suggested they are genuinely moving forward once again.
2022 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Gunners show identity & direction in outstanding derby win”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbgenuinely; with authority
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Italic*genos
- Latingenus
- Latingenuīnus
- Englishgenuine
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishgenuinely
Translations
Catalan autènticament, genuïnament
- autènticamenttruthfully, truly
- genuïnamenttruthfully, truly
Esperanto vere, efektive
- veretruthfully, truly
- efektivetruthfully, truly
Finnish aidosti, oikeasti
- aidostitruthfully, truly
- oikeastitruthfully, truly
French authentiquement, réellement
- authentiquementtruthfully, truly
- réellementtruthfully, truly
- vraimenttruthfully, truly
German wirklich, echt
- wirklichtruthfully, truly
- echttruthfully, truly
- ernsthafttruthfully, truly
- aufrichtigtruthfully, truly
- tatsächlichtruthfully, truly
Hungarian őszintén, hitelesen
- őszinténtruthfully, truly
- hitelesentruthfully, truly
Italian veramente, genuinamente
- veramentetruthfully, truly
- genuinamentetruthfully, truly
- autenticamentetruthfully, truly
Polish autentycznie
- autentycznietruthfully, truly
Spanish auténticamente, genuinamente
- auténticamentetruthfully, truly
- genuinamentetruthfully, truly
Cite this entry
genuinely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genuinely
“genuinely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genuinely. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genuinely,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genuinely.
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