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genuine
English
Etymology
From Latin genuinus (“innate, native, natural”), from gignere, from Old Latin genere (“to beget, produce”); see genus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: j?n?yo?o?n', j?n?yo?o?n' IPA(key): /?d??nju???n/, /?d??nju??a?n/
- Rhymes: -?nju??n, -?nju?a?n
Adjective
genuine (comparative more genuine, superlative most genuine)
- Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
- Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
Synonyms
- authentic
- real
- natural
- (British dialectal) lubish
- true
- uncounterfeited
- See also Thesaurus:genuine
Antonyms
- fake
- ingenuine
Related terms
- genus
Translations
Further reading
- genuine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- genuine in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Guienne, eugenin, ingenue, ingénue, unigene
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??enu?i?n?/
- Hyphenation: ge?nu?i?ne
Adjective
genuine
- inflection of genuin:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Adjective
genuine
- feminine plural of genuino
Anagrams
- ingenue
Latin
Adjective
genu?ne
- vocative masculine singular of genu?nus
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
genuine
- definite singular of genuin
- plural of genuin
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
genuine
- definite singular of genuin
- plural of genuin
Swedish
Adjective
genuine
- absolute definite natural masculine form of genuin.
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correct
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k????kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
- Hyphenation: cor?rect
Etymology 1
Borrowed from French correct, from Latin correctus (“improved, amended, correct”), past participle of corrigere, conrigere (“to make straight, make right, make better, improve, correct”), from com- (“together”) + regere (“to make straight, rule”).
Adjective
correct (comparative more correct, superlative most correct)
- Free from error; true; accurate.
- With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
Synonyms
- (free from error): right
- (with good manners): well-mannered, well behaved
Antonyms
- (without error): incorrect, inaccurate
- (with good manners): uncouth
Derived terms
Translations
Interjection
correct
- (India) Used to indicate acknowledgement or acceptance.
- Synonym: OK
Etymology 2
From Middle English correcten, borrowed from Anglo-Norman correcter, from Latin correctus.
Verb
correct (third-person singular simple present corrects, present participle correcting, simple past and past participle corrected)
- (transitive) To make something that was wrong become right; to remove error from.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- Her millions of adoring fans had yet to hear her speak, and when she finally did, she sounded more like a sailor than a starlet, spewing a profanity-laced, G-dropping Brooklynese that no amount of dialect coaching could correct.
- 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 1, 27:
- (by extension, transitive) To grade (examination papers).
- (transitive) To inform (someone) of their error.
- (transitive) To discipline; to punish.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:repair
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- correct in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- correct in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- correct at OneLook Dictionary Search
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French correct, from Latin corr?ctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??r?kt/
- Hyphenation: cor?rect
- Rhymes: -?kt
Adjective
correct (comparative correcter, superlative correctst)
- correct
Inflection
Synonyms
- juist
Derived terms
- correctheid
- incorrect
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin correctus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?.??kt/
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): /k?.??k/
Adjective
correct (feminine singular correcte, masculine plural corrects, feminine plural correctes)
- correct, right
- (colloquial) passable, okay
- (Quebec, colloquial) OK, fine, alright
Derived terms
- politiquement correct
Related terms
- correctement
- correctif
- correction
- corriger
- incorrect
- incorrectement
Further reading
- “correct” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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