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genuineness

noun

Definition of genuinenessnext
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as in truth

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as in sincerity

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Recent Examples of genuineness His obituary remembered his infectious laughter and gentle spirit, noting his kindness, genuineness, and reliability. — Matthew Davisson, CBS News, 19 June 2026 The genuineness of your laugh or smile. — Charles Trepany, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026 But plenty praise Liu, too, for her free spirit and genuineness — sometimes with a subtle nod to her father's role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests that landed him in the United States. — ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026 Instead of witty repartee or slick delivery, expect genuineness, a generosity of spirit, and a feeling of being nurtured and taken care of. — Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Feb. 2026 In a sport obsessed with flawlessness, Glenn appealed with genuineness. — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Widely listened to for decades, his staying power comes from his plainspoken nature, genuineness and relatability as much as his determination and hard work. — Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for genuineness
  1. truth
  2. sincerity
  3. authenticity
  4. frankness
  5. straightforwardness
  6. openness
  7. candor
  8. ingenuousness
Noun
  • On the other, the inconvenient truth for the big-spending Premier League that the world’s best players continue to choose Real Madrid and domestic rivals Barcelona over them.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • That is one of many truths expressed by the films of American documentarian Robert Greene, whose work for the past couple of decades has explored the thin line between fiction and reality.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of truth
Noun
  • Cox’s script, meanwhile, trades increasingly in one-size-fits-all therapy speak, and despite Qualley’s natural sincerity as a performer, Maya seems steadily less specific a personality as the years pass.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Like Warhol, Rouy makes work balancing on the razor’s edge between sincerity and cynicism.
    — David Lê, Curbed, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of sincerity
Noun
  • Thus Irving manages to have his cake and eat it too, by insisting on the tale’s authenticity while asserting his own skepticism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Murray points to the film’s authenticity as the source of its power.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of authenticity
Noun
  • And the frankness underlying their oddly dorky connection also paints any potential relationship between them as tragic from the jump.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Written with grimy, enlivening frankness — and an ability to dig into moral ambiguity — every character scrambles to get a leg up.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of frankness
Noun
  • But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
    — Jay Peters, The Verge, 23 June 2026
  • On Monday morning, Starmer, whose resignation has appeared inevitable for some time, delivered the news with his customary straightforwardness.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of straightforwardness
Noun
  • Al Marri suggested in her announcement that the new festival will not be in exactly the same vein as the original, which was known for its glitzy red carpets, industry events, and openness to films pushing the social and political envelope.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rubin is probably close enough to Carter to yield an interview with some openness, but too close to Carter to yield an interview that’s definitive — a limitation matched by or echoed in the limitations of the sparse visuals.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of openness
Noun
  • The loudest alarms back then came from outsiders — misfit investors like Michael Burry and academics like Raghuram Rajan — who got plenty of grief for their candor.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • When a system can drop the fourth wall unprompted, ingest its own structural tells and re‑engage with unvarnished candor, the vulnerability shifts from deceptive compliance to authentic resonance.
    — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of candor
Noun
  • What was once a poignant effort to extend a state of ingenuousness is now tainted from the start.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
Definition of ingenuousness

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“Genuineness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genuineness. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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