genuine

About 16.53 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.
2. adjective Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated.

   a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship

Similar words

literal good actual old true sure-enough authentic honest-to-god real veritable

Often followed by

and interest concern love or desire feeling article sense

Word family

genuineness genuinenesses