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genuinely

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gen·u·ine  (jny-n)
adj.
1. Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character: genuine leather.
2. Not spurious or counterfeit; authentic. See Synonyms at authentic.
3.
a. Honestly felt or experienced: genuine devotion.
b. Actual; real: a genuine dilemma.
4. Free from hypocrisy or dishonesty; sincere.
5. Being of pure or original stock: a genuine Hawaiian.
[Latin genunus, natural, possibly from alteration of ingenuus, native, freeborn; see ingenuous.]
genu·ine·ly adv.
genu·ine·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.genuinelygenuinely - in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"
really, truly
2.genuinely - genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British"
authentically
Translations
genuinely [ˈdʒɛnjuɪnlɪ] adv → sinceramente
genuinely [ˈdʒɛnjuɪnlɪ] genuine adv → sincèrement, vraiment
genuinely [ˈdʒɛnjuɪnlɪ] genuine adv → wirklich
genuinely [ˈdʒɛnjuɪnlɪ] adv → genuinamente


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