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# genuine

«genuine» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **Real; truly what it seems or claims to be, not fake…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (genuine); adverb genuinely; noun genuineness

### meaning for a pupil

1) Real; truly what it seems or claims to be, not fake (genuine leather, a genuine diamond). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#m1)

2) Honest and sincere; truly meant (a genuine smile, a genuine person). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety, to spot fake products, money or messages (a genuine email from the bank, not a scam). In stories, a character's genuine feelings. Phrases: «the genuine article» (the real thing), «a genuine mistake», «genuine concern».

### examples

- Would it be to bold to conclude that the Sefer Yetzirah represents the genuine fragments of Philolaus"? (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x1)
- This bag is made of genuine leather. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x2)
- Is this a genuine gold coin or a fake? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x3)
- She gave me a genuine smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x4)
- It was a genuine mistake; he didn't mean it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x5)
- Check if the message is genuine before clicking the link. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x6)
- He is a genuine friend who always helps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x7)
- Those trainers aren't genuine — they're copies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x8)
- "That is not a genuine coin of the country,--it is false; it is good for nothing." [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/#x9)

### note

Pronounced «JEN-yoo-in». Opposite: fake, false, imitation, phoney (informal). Safety: scammers pretend to be genuine; ask an adult before giving details or money.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «genuine» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/G/genuine/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.