■ adjective
1》 truly what it is said to be; authentic.
2》 sincere; honest.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C16: from L. genuinus , from genu 'knee' (with ref. to the Roman custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn child by placing it on his knee); later assoc. with genus 'birth, race, stock'.