genuineness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: genuineness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for genuineness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genuineness n the state of being genuine Antonym(s): spuriousness undisputed credibility Synonym(s): authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Genuine \Gen"uine\, a. [L. genuinus, fr. genere, gignere, to beget, in pass., to be born: cf. F. g[82]nuine. See {Gender}.] Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials. [bd]True, genuine night.[b8] --Dryden. Syn: Authentic; real; true; pure; unalloyed; unadulterated. See {Authentic}. -- {Gen"uinely}, adv. -- {Gen"uineness}, n. The evidence, both internal and external, against the genuineness* of these letters, is overwhelming. --Macaulay.