noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The quality of being genuine; authenticity. countable, uncountable

   "Together these feelings may adversely affect the genuineness of the feedback."

2. 2
   undisputed credibility wordnet
3. 3
   the state of being genuine wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

authenticityartlessnessauthenticitycandordirectnessfact

Antonyms

All antonyms

spuriosityspuriousness

Example

More examples

"I'm afraid of losing my obscurity. Genuineness only thrives in the dark. Like celery."

Etymology

From genuine + -ness.

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