GENUINELY | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of genuinely in English genuinelyadverb uk /ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn.li/ us /ˈdʒen.ju.ɪn.li/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 really and sincerely: I'm genuinely sorry for what I said. She was genuinely pleased when he arrived. See genuine

• Most politicians genuinely believe they are incorruptible.
• He is genuinely motivated by a desire to help people.
• He made all the right noises about my audition but I couldn't tell if he was genuinely impressed.
• Most of the unemployed are not work-shy and genuinely do want jobs.

True, real, false, and unreal

• actual
• actuality
• actually
• ahistoric
• ahistorical
• faithful
• fake news
• false
• false flag
• falsely
• non-realistic
• not so much idiom
• nothing could be further from the truth idiom
• nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughts idiom
• parallel universe
• unreal
• unspun
• untrue
• untruly
• unverifiable

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genuinely | American Dictionary

genuinelyadverb us /ˈdʒen·ju·ən·li/ Add to word list Add to word list truthfully; sincerely; really; actually: I’m genuinely sorry if I offended you. (Definition of genuinely from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of genuinely

genuinely This is not to say that such views are not, in some sense, genuinely held. From the Cambridge English Corpus But they were genuinely popular among those who were promised a place in that nation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Sometimes this is because of genuinely different methodological approaches and the difficulty of obtaining reliable data sets. From the Cambridge English Corpus On the other hand, a genuinely comparative urban history is liberating. From the Cambridge English Corpus Even when the parties are genuinely related, the findings indicate that this does not necessarily rule out commercialization. From the Cambridge English Corpus Perhaps he genuinely hoped that peace had broken out. From the Cambridge English Corpus This fascinating paper shows that if these extensions are supported, then nested data types become genuinely useful. From the Cambridge English Corpus In general, a characteristic field is essentially genuinely nonlinear, and the involved wave is characterized by the so called compressive shock or expansive rarefaction. From the Cambridge English Corpus There was a shared feeling that, above anything else, a care-home manager needs genuinely to care for others. From the Cambridge English Corpus When general institutional facts about the law prioritize justice, this gives the demands that justice makes on the law a genuinely moral priority. From the Cambridge English Corpus Only a small fraction of races are genuinely competitive in the sense that spatial models assume. From the Cambridge English Corpus Students' feedback on the activity was very positive, showing that they enjoyed the genuinely communicative nature of it. From the Cambridge English Corpus It has not been established whether imperfect information would ever provide a motivation for genuinely paternalist interventions. From the Cambridge English Corpus Sharp appears not to possess the ability to recognize truly intelligent literary ideas and genuinely imaginative creation. From the Cambridge English Corpus How could a genuinely avant-garde music 'reach down' to commodified listeners? From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of genuinely These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of genuinely?

Translations of genuinely

in Chinese (Traditional) 確實, 的確… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 确实, 的确… See more in Spanish verdaderamente, sinceramente, genuinamente… See more in Portuguese verdadeiramente, sinceramente, genuinamente… See more in Marathi in Japanese in French in Turkish in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian खरोखर आणि प्रामाणिकपणे… See more 本当に, 本当（ほんとう）に… See more sincèrement… See more gerçekten, hakikaten… See more veritablement, sincerament… See more oprecht… See more உண்மையில் மற்றும் நேர்மையாக… See more वास्तव में, सही मायने में… See more હકીકતમાં, સાચા માયાને, ખરેખર… See more oprigtigt, virkeligt… See more uppriktigt, genuint… See more benar-benar… See more wirklich… See more oppriktig, ekte, genuint… See more صحیح معنوں میں, حقیقتاً… See more щиро… See more నిజంగా, హృదయపూర్వకంగా… See more সত্যিই এবং আন্তরিকভাবে… See more opravdu, vážně… See more dengan tulus… See more อย่างแท้, อย่างจริงใจ… See more thành thật… See more autentycznie… See more 진실로, 진짜로… See more genuinamente, in modo genuino, sinceramente… See more Need a translator?

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