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Definitions for Ungenuine

[1] possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real: genuine sympathy; a genuine antique.
[2] properly so called: a genuine case of smallpox.
[3] free from pretense, affectation, or hypocrisy; sincere: a genuine person.
[4] descended from the original stock; pure in breed: a genuine Celtic people.
[5] not fake or counterfeit; original; real; authentic
[6] not pretending; frank; sincere
[7] being of authentic or original stock

Words related to Ungenuine

genuinespecious, bogus, phony, false, mythical, untrue, unsubstantiated, inaccurate, fictitious, natural, irregular, fake, imperfect, sham, mongrel, inferior, counterfeit, adulterated, impure, misbegotten

Words nearby Ungenuine

genuinegenu varum, genual, genucubital position, genuflect, genuflection, genuine, genupectoral position, genus, genève, genêt, geo

Origin of Ungenuine

genuine1590–1600; < Latin genuīnus innate, natural, equivalent to genu, as in ingenuus native (see ingenuous) + -īnus -ine1

Other words from Ungenuine

gen·u·ine·ly , adverb
gen·u·ine·ness , noun
non·gen·u·ine , adjective
non·gen·u·ine·ly , adverb
non·gen·u·ine·ness , noun
qua·si-gen·u·ine , adjective
qua·si-gen·u·ine·ly , adverb
un·gen·u·ine , adjective
un·gen·u·ine·ly , adverb
un·gen·u·ine·ness , noun

Word origin for Ungenuine

genuineC16: from Latin genuīnus inborn, hence (in Late Latin) authentic, from gignere to produce

Synonyms for Ungenuine

counterfeit, fake, imperfect, inferior, irregular, mongrel, natural, phony, sham, adulterated, baseborn, false, impure, misbegotten, misborn, mixed, spurious, suppositious