genuineness

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UK/ˈd͡ʒɛ.njuː.ɪn.(n)əs/UK/ˈd͡ʒɛ.njuː.ɪn.(n)ɪs/US/ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)əs/US/ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)ɪs/

noun

The quality of being genuine; authenticity.

Similar
genuinityauthenticitylegitimacy
Opposite
spuriousness
OriginEnglish genuine ← Latin genuīnus ← Proto-Italic *genos →
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Meanings

noungenuineness (countable and uncountable, plural genuinenesses)

plural genuinenesses

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being genuine; authenticity.

    Together these feelings may adversely affect the genuineness of the feedback.

    2017, Di Zou, James Lambert, “Feedback methods for student voice in the digital age”, in British Journal of Educational Technology, volume 48, number 5, page 1085
    1 more example

    […] for although his host was wonderfully expert in the face of his misfortune, it was inconceivable that he could decide the genuineness of a coin without seeing it.

    1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados

    Synonyms: genuinity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being genuine; authenticity.

Similar
genuinity

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe state of being genuine

Opposite
spuriousness
Broader
actuality

nounundisputed credibility

Similar
authenticitylegitimacy
Broader
credibilitycrediblenessbelievability
Also see
authenticitylegitimacylegitimateness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  3. Proto-Italic*genos
  4. Latingenus
  5. Latingenuīnus
  6. Englishgenuine
  7. Englishgenuineness

From genuine + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Czech pravost, originalita
  • pravostthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • originalitathe quality of being genuine; authenticity
German Aufrichtigkeit, Wahrhaftigkeit
  • Aufrichtigkeitthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • Wahrhaftigkeitthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • Echtheitthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • Authentizitätthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • Glaubwürdigkeitthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
Hindi प्रामाणिकता
  • प्रामाणिकता (prāmāṇiktā)the quality of being genuine; authenticity
Irish dílseacht
  • dílseachtthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
Italian genuinità
  • genuinitàthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
Latvian īstums
  • īstumsthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
Polish autentyczność, autentyzm
  • autentycznośćthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • autentyzmthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • szczerośćthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • prawdziwośćthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
Russian по́длинность, настоя́щесть
  • по́длинность (pódlinnostʹ)the quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • настоя́щесть (nastojáščestʹ)the quality of being genuine; authenticity
  • и́стинность (ístinnostʹ)the quality of being genuine; authenticity
Spanish genuinidad
  • genuinidadthe quality of being genuine; authenticity
Cite this entry
APA

genuineness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genuineness

MLA

“genuineness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genuineness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genuineness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genuineness.

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