Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genuine fake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.19 in modern English

Syllables: gen-uine -fake
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An imitation of a (usually) valuable object that is so good that it is, to all intents and purposes, identical.

Example Sentences

"If the experts are baffled by such artifacts, does it follow that the public is being cheated of its art experience when looking at a genuine fake such as a van Meegeren "Vermeer"?"

Inflected Forms

genuine fakes (plural)

Questions

What does genuine fake mean?: An imitation of a (usually) valuable object that is so good that it is, to all intents and purposes, identical.

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