Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genuineness

/ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: gen-uine-ness
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)əs/

12

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being genuine; authenticity.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] for although his host was wonderfully expert in the face of his misfortune, it was inconceivable that he could decide the genuineness of a coin without seeing it."
"Together these feelings may adversely affect the genuineness of the feedback."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Latin -ūs Latin genuīnusbor. English genuine Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English genuineness From genuine + -ness.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)əs/
British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛ.njuː.ɪn.(n)əs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

genuinenesses (plural)

Synonyms

genuinity authenticity legitimacy

Questions

How do you pronounce genuineness?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nju.ɪn.(n)əs/.
What does genuineness mean?: The quality of being genuine; authenticity.
Where does genuineness come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Latin -ūs Latin genuīnusbor. English genuine Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English genuineness From genuine + -ness.

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