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# genuineness

noun (genuineness — uncountable)

«genuineness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being real and not fake: the genuineness of a painting or a coin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/#m1)
2. Being honest and sincere, really meaning what you say or feel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life people check the genuineness of money, signatures and products; in stories experts test whether treasure or a will is real. In ethics and friendship lessons it means a person is honest and not putting on an act. Phrases: doubt the genuineness of, test its genuineness.

### Examples

- The museum checked the genuineness of the old map. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/#x1)
- Everyone could feel the genuineness of her thank-you speech. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/#x2)
- Banks check the genuineness of banknotes with special lights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/#x3)
- I liked the genuineness of his apology. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/#x4)
- Experts doubted the genuineness of the dinosaur egg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/#x5)
- Genuineness matters more than fancy words. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Made from «genuine» + -ness. Pronounced JEN-yoo-in-ness. Synonyms: authenticity, sincerity, realness. Opposite: fakeness, falseness.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «genuineness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/genuineness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«genuineness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/genuineness.html) on Mova free.