genuineness
Americannoun
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the quality of being true, authentic, or valid.
The genuineness of these original manuscripts is undeniable.
There is an issue concerning the genuineness of the defendant's signature.
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the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or affectation; sincerity.
There was a genuineness about him which most people recognized, and which endeared him to them.
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They had either played for or coached under Coryell, and while remembering the coach’s genius and genuineness, the overwhelming sentiments were sadness and bewilderment that Coryell had yet to join them in Canton, Ohio.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 31, 2023
He added, “A more relaxed approach to genuineness and authenticity is acceptable today and is already accepted by most of us as consumers of the past.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022
It is Hamer’s genuineness — evident in everything she said and did — that makes it so alluring and so perilous to invoke her legacy.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021
"There isn't that sincerity and that genuineness that woke may have had once before, because it's no longer in the possession of the people who made it," he says.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2021
I've never forgotten the total genuineness of his response.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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