Sample Sentences for
genuine
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    Which would be the best word choice if the writer wants to convey an attitude of genuine interest and avoid the appearance of mockery?
    genuine = sincere (real)
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    "But what about their parents?" asked Miss Caroline, in genuine concern.  (source)
    genuine = real or sincere
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    Darry spun around to face me, genuine fear on his face.  (source)
    genuine = real
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    Grudging respect turned to genuine friendship, and the urge to fight left them.  (source)
    genuine = real (sincere)
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    She looked so genuinely sorry I just wanted to let her off the hook.  (source)
    genuinely = really
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    Irene doubted the genuineness of it, seeing herself only as a means to an end where Clare was concerned.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
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    You have to apologize, but don't do it right off, because it seems really ungenuine.†  (source)
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in ungenuine means not and reverses the meaning of genuine. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    To me, Phoebe whispered, "I think I'm having a genuine heart attack."  (source)
    genuine = real
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    Nollie was genuinely shocked.  (source)
    genuinely = truly
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    But I began to see that Chet was weakened by the very genuineness of his interest in learning. He got carried away by things;  (source)
    genuineness = sincerity (realness)
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    An agoraphobic shut-in, with no real friends, family, or genuine human contact.  (source)
    genuine = real
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    She seemed genuinely disappointed that no one had answered her signal, as if meeting David would have been even better than showing off the rapids, the ruins, and the roller coaster.  (source)
    genuinely = truly
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    More and more we associate genuineness, honesty, and warmth with a kind of English that falls further from the written pole than white-bread spoken English does.†  (source)
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