genuine
adjective
[ ˈdʒɛnjʊɪn ]
• truly what something is said to be; authentic.
• "genuine 24-carat gold"
Similar:
authentic,
real,
actual,
original,
bona fide,
true,
veritable,
unfeigned,
unadulterated,
unalloyed,
sterling,
attested,
undisputed,
rightful,
legitimate,
lawful,
legal,
valid,
sound,
echt,
the real McCoy,
the genuine article,
the real thing,
your actual,
kosher,
honest-to-goodness,
pukka,
dinkum,
simon-pure,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘natural or proper’): from Latin genuinus, from genu ‘knee’ (with reference to the Roman custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn child by placing it on his knee); later associated with genus ‘birth, race, stock’.
