different between genuine vs unbounded

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)

1. Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
2. 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

1. inflection of genuin:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

genuine

1. feminine plural of genuino

Anagrams

• ingenue

Latin

Adjective

genu?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of genu?nus

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

genuine

1. definite singular of genuin
2. plural of genuin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

genuine

1. definite singular of genuin
2. plural of genuin

Swedish

Adjective

genuine

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of genuin.

English

Etymology

From un- +? bounded.

Adjective

unbounded (comparative more unbounded, superlative most unbounded)

1. Having no boundaries or limits.

   The universe is finite but unbounded.

   our everlasting, unbounded love

Synonyms

• bottomless, boundless, limitless, unbottomed; see also Thesaurus:infinite

Derived terms