Synonyms for genuinely


Grammar : Adv
Spell : jen-yoo-in
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn

Top 10 synonyms for genuinely Other synonyms for the word genuinely

Définition of genuinely

Origin :
  • 1590s, "natural, not acquired," from Latin genuinus "native, natural," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus), perhaps influenced in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." [Alternative etymology is from Latin genu "knee," from a supposed ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee.] Meaning "really proceeding from its reputed source" is from 1660s. Related: Genuinely; genuineness.
  • adv really
Example sentences :
  • "That's the first I've heard of it," said Austin, genuinely surprised.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • He was genuinely in love, even unselfishly—as far as he could be unselfish.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The Mamunds themselves were now genuinely anxious for peace.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • She was genuinely pleased, saying in reply that one did one's possible, but that children!
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • They surrounded the place effectively and surprised Tony genuinely.
  • Extract from : « The Einstein See-Saw » by Miles John Breuer
  • Vard demanded, in a tone which showed that he was genuinely startled.
  • Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
  • He was so genuinely an artist that he could not do the thing ill.
  • Extract from : « Irish Fairy Tales » by Edmond Leamy
  • He was only genuinely interested to see what would come of it.
  • Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
  • His eyes, and the 46 hue of his cheeks, genuinely alarmed her; she went to him, but he avoided her.
  • Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
  • He was not a local, but a genuinely national American and free churchman.
  • Extract from : « Charles Carleton Coffin » by William Elliot Griffis, D. D.
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