All 12 Uses
genuine
in
The Selection, by Kiera Cass
(Edited)
- I could hear the pain in his voice, but also the genuine question: If I had to choose between sleeping in a palace with people waiting on me or the three-room apartment with Aspen's family, which one did I really want?
p. 19.6genuine = real (sincere)
- Both Maxon and Gavril looked over to the king and queen, and the camera panned over to show them looking at each other, smiling and holding hands. It seemed genuine, but how would we know any better?
p. 44.3 *
- Though Marlee was one of the girls whose faces seemed genuine and friendly, Mom had been telling me for the last week to look at these girls as enemies, and her offensive thinking had leaked into my own.
p. 80.4genuine = sincere (not pretending or just being polite)
- She looked genuinely worried.
p. 96.1genuinely = sincerely (not pretending or just being polite)
- He was genuinely confused by my response.
p. 113.9genuinely = really (not pretending)
- I genuinely didn't want to hurt his feelings, but I couldn't beat around the bush on this.
p. 128.5
- "Oh, please don't cry!" Maxon's whisper was marked with a genuine worry.
p. 128.9genuine = sincere (not pretending or just being polite)
- I could see his genuine exhaustion at the thought.
p. 130.2genuine = real
- ...I rested my head on his broad shoulder. I knew Maxon would keep his promises. So I settled into perhaps the last place I ever thought I'd find genuine comfort.
p. 197.9
- And I like that he seems genuinely involved when he's there, you know?
p. 203.6genuinely = really (not pretending or just being polite)
- But I could tell she'd asked that one out of genuine curiosity.
p. 234.1genuine = real
- He looked genuinely pained.
p. 315.3genuinely = sincerely (not pretending or just being polite)
Definitions:
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(1)
(genuine) real (as when a person is sincere or an object is not a replica or fake)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)