genuineness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)ɪs/ (US)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛ.njuː.ɪn.(n)əs/ (UK)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)əs/ (US)
- /ˈd͡ʒɛ.njuː.ɪn.(n)ɪs/ (UK)
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Latin -ūs Latin genuīnusbor. English genuine Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English genuineness From genuine + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The 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:[…] 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, Max Carrados:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| genuinenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (19)
ru и́стинность (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · pl szczerość (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · de Glaubwürdigkeit (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · de Aufrichtigkeit (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · ru настоя́щесть (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · es genuinidad (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · de Wahrhaftigkeit (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · ga dílseacht (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · it genuinità (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · ru по́длинность (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · de Authentizität (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · pl autentyczność (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · pl autentyzm (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · de Echtheit (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · cs pravost (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · hi प्रामाणिकता (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · lv īstums (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · cs originalita (the quality of being genuine; authenticity) · pl prawdziwość (the quality of being genuine; authenticity)