Genuineness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  genuine \gen"u*ine\, a. [L. genuinus, fr. genere, gignere, to
     beget, in pass., to be born: cf. F. g['e]nuine. See
     {Gender}.]
     Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native;
     hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated;
     authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, a genuine text; a


     genuine production; genuine materials. "True, genuine night."
     --Dryden.
  
     Syn: Authentic; real; true; pure; unalloyed; unadulterated.
          See {Authentic}. -- {Gen"u*ine*ly}, adv. --
          {Gen"u*ine*ness}, n.
          [1913 Webster]
  
                The evidence, both internal and external, against
                the genuineness of these letters, is overwhelming.
                                                    --Macaulay.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  genuineness
       n 1: the state of being genuine [ant: {spuriousness}]
       2: undisputed credibility [syn: {authenticity}, {legitimacy}]