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unfeigned

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un·feigned  (nfnd)
adj.
Not feigned; genuine.
un·feigned·ly (n-fnd-l) adv.
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Adj.1.unfeignedunfeigned - not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"
genuine, true
sincere - open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"
unfeigned
adjective genuine, sincere, real, natural, pure, unaffected, heartfelt, unforced, wholehearted, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal) I could tell from his unfeigned astonishment that he knew nothing.
Translations
unfeigned [ʌnˈfeɪnd] ADJ → no fingido, verdadero
unfeigned
adj → aufrichtig, echt, ungeheuchelt


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At first, he could give no encourage- ment; with unfeigned diffidence, he expressed his conviction that he was not adequate to the perform- ance of so great a task; the path marked out was wholly an untrodden one; he was sincerely appre- hensive that he should do more harm than good.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
Jennings, perhaps satisfied with the partial justification of her forebodings which had been found in their late alarm, allowed herself to trust in his judgment, and admitted, with unfeigned joy, and soon with unequivocal cheerfulness, the probability of an entire recovery.
Sense and Sensibility by Austen, Jane View in context
Sympathy and love unfeigned were visible on Anna's face.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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