The opposite to "genuine" (a person's character)
Tomás Ó hÉilidhe
What would be the opposite to the word "genuine" used to describe a
person's character? For instance:
"John is a very genuine person."
Would be "ungenuine"? I know it sounds a little odd but it's better
than using the ambiguous "in" prefix.
Tomás Ó hÉilidhe
Actually I think I like "nongenuine".
Raymond O'Hara
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Generally phoney is used
"John is a phoney"
Tomás Ó hÉilidhe
wrote:
> Generally phoney is used
> "John is a phoney"
I'm specifically looking for a word that stems from "genuine", so I
suppose that leaves the following:
ungenuine
nongenuine
disgenuine
Raymond O'Hara
Why do you need a version with genuine in it?.
Phoney and fake are the words that are the opposite of genuine.
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angelgl...@yahoo.com
Consult a book of antonyms and find what word best suits your purpose.
Normally I don't support using word manuals to write (though even I use
them now and then); but you obviously need one. I'd say "insincere" off
hand.
angelgl...@yahoo.com
Then you mean disingenuous.
mm
I think artificial is about right.
But I think geninuineness is only a small part of someone's character,
or maybe it's something separate altogether. How one relates to
other people when talking to them is only a very small part how one
relates to other people.
I believe genuine is a fad word of the last 30 years or 40 years or so
and given too much importance.
How about degenuine, antienuine, or contrageniuine?
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Adrian Bailey
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Adrian
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dis = opposite of
ingenuous
1598, from L. ingenuus "with the virtues of freeborn people, of noble
character, frank," originally "native, freeborn," from in- "in" +
gen-, root of gignere "beget, produce" (see genus). Sense of "artless,
innocent" is 1673, from notion of "honorably straightforward."
On-line etymology Dictionary
www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=disingenuous
Andrew Heenan
> What would be the opposite to the word "genuine" used to describe a
> person's character? For instance:
> "John is a very genuine person."
The problem is in using the term 'genuine' -.
How could he not be genuine, unless a fake, forgery, cardboard cutout or
clone?
If you meant 'sincere', then insincere (as previously suggested), would be
fine.
If not sincere, please tell us more.
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angelgl...@yahoo.com
You're correct. I responded to this thread too hastily. Incidentally, if
you named yourself after Johnson's Rambler essays, then you have good
taste.
(I just noticed I typed Ramber instead of Rambler. These hyplologies are
becoming too frequent; I'm wondering if my typing is too fast for the
server. Then again, I may just be a bad typist. But I did remember to
close the parenthesis this time.)
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Loving... you can be loving to more than one person
Caring.. you can care with alterior motive
All of the other character traits become exclusive if you're genuine.