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authentic: …authentic Italian food.
reaclass="underline" …the smell of real leather.
actuaclass="underline" The segments are filmed using either local actors or the actual people involved.
legitimate: The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.
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heartfelt: My heartfelt sympathy goes out to all the relatives.
sincere: He accepted her apologies as sincere.
honest: What do you think of the school, in your honest opinion? WORD HISTORY genuine
The word genuine comes from the Latin word genu , meaning 'knee'. This can be explained by a Roman custom in which a father used to put a newborn baby on his knee as a way of formally recognizing that the child was his.
ge|nus /dʒe nəs, [AM ] dʒiː -/ (genera /dʒe nərə/) N‑COUNT A genus is a class of similar things, especially a group of animals or plants that includes several closely related species. [TECHNICAL ]
PREFIX geo-
is used at the beginning of words that refer to the whole of the world or to the Earth's surface. For example, geology is the study of the Earth's structure, surface and origins.
geo|en|gi|neer|ing /dʒiː oʊendʒ I n I ə r I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Geoengineering is the use of scientific processes to improve the environment, especially to stop the Earth becoming any hotter. □ The company is involved in several geoengineering projects.
ge|og|ra|pher /dʒiɒ grəfə r / (geographers ) N‑COUNT A geographer is a person who studies geography or is an expert in it.
geo|graphi|cal /dʒiː əgræ f I k ə l/ The form geographic /dʒiː əgræ f I k/ is also used. ADJ [usu ADJ n] Geographical or geographic means concerned with or relating to geography. □ …a vast geographical area. ● geo|graphi|cal|ly /dʒiː əgræ f I kli/ ADV □ It is geographically more diverse than any other continent.
ge|og|ra|phy /dʒiɒ grəfi/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Geography is the study of the countries of the world and of such things as the land, seas, climate, towns, and population.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu with poss] The geography of a place is the way that features such as rivers, mountains, towns, or streets are arranged within it. □ …police officers who knew the local geography.
geo|logi|cal /dʒiː əlɒ dʒ I k ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Geological means relating to geology. □ …a lengthy geological survey. ● geo|logi|cal|ly /dʒiː əlɒ dʒ I kli/ ADV □ At least 10,000 of these hectares are geologically unsuitable for housing.
ge|ol|ogy /dʒiɒ lədʒi/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Geology is the study of the Earth's structure, surface, and origins. □ He was visiting professor of geology at the University of Jordan. ● ge|olo|gist (geologists ) N‑COUNT □ Geologists have studied the way that heat flows from the earth.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu with poss] The geology of an area is the structure of its land, together with the types of rocks and minerals that exist within it. □ [+ of ] …an expert on the geology of southeast Asia.
geo|met|ric /dʒiː əme tr I k/ The form geometrical /dʒiː əme tr I k ə l/ is also used. 1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Geometric or geometrical patterns or shapes consist of regular shapes or lines. □ Geometric designs were popular wall decorations in the 14th century. ● geo|met|ri|cal|ly /dʒiː əme tr I kli/ ADV □ …a few geometrically planted trees.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Geometric or geometrical means relating to or involving the principles of geometry. □ Euclid was trying to convey his idea of a geometrical point.
ge|om|etry /dʒiɒ m I tri/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Geometry is the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relationships of lines, angles, curves, and shapes. □ …the very ordered way in which mathematics and geometry describe nature.
2 N‑UNCOUNT [usu with poss] The geometry of an object is its shape or the relationship of its parts to each other. □ They have tinkered with the geometry of the car's nose.
geo|physi|cal /dʒiː oʊf I z I k ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Geophysical means relating to geophysics.
geo|physi|cist /dʒiː oʊf I z I s I st/ (geophysicists ) N‑COUNT A geophysicist is someone who studies or specializes in geophysics.
geo|phys|ics /dʒiː oʊf I z I ks/ N‑UNCOUNT Geophysics is the branch of geology that uses physics to examine the earth's structure, climate, and oceans.
geo|po|liti|cal /dʒiː oʊpəl I t I k ə l/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Geopolitical means relating to or concerned with geopolitics. □ Hungary and Poland have suffered before because of their unfortunate geopolitical position on the European map.
geo|poli|tics /dʒiː oʊpɒ l I t I ks/ N‑UNCOUNT Geopolitics is concerned with politics and the way that geography affects politics or relations between countries.
Geor|gian /dʒɔː r dʒ ə n/ ADJ Georgian means belonging to or connected with Britain in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, during the reigns of King George I to King George IV. □ …the restoration of his Georgian house.
ge|ra|nium /dʒ I re I niəm/ (geraniums ) N‑COUNT A geranium is a plant with red, pink, or white flowers.
ger|bil /dʒɜː r b I l/ (gerbils ) N‑COUNT A gerbil is a small, furry animal that is often kept as a pet.
geri|at|ric /dʒe riæ tr I k/ (geriatrics )
1 ADJ [ADJ n] Geriatric is used to describe things relating to the illnesses and medical care of old people. [MEDICAL ] □ There is a question mark over the future of geriatric care. □ The geriatric patients will be moved out.