'Genuineness' definitions:
Definition of 'genuineness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being genuine [ant: spuriousness]
noun
Undisputed credibility [syn: authenticity, genuineness, legitimacy]
Definition of 'Genuineness'
From: 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]