genuine

adjective/ˈdʒenjuɪn/CEFR B1

খাঁটি, আসল

Meaning

Real and exactly what it appears to be; not fake.

Example sentences

The signature on the letter is genuine.চিঠির স্বাক্ষরটি আসল।
She showed genuine concern for the patients.রোগীদের জন্য সে খাঁটি উদ্বেগ দেখাল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: real, authentic

Antonyms: fake

Similar words, and what each means

real
বাস্তব, আসল
Actually existing; not fake or imagined.
authentic
খাঁটি, প্রামাণিক, আসল
Real, and not a copy or an imitation.
sincere
আন্তরিক, আন্তরিক ও খাঁটি, খাঁটি
Honest and genuine in what you feel or say.
true
সত্য, সঠিক
Based on fact; correct or real.
pure
খাঁটি, বিশুদ্ধ
Not mixed with anything else; clean.

Other English words for “খাঁটি, আসল”

honest
Telling the truth and not cheating or stealing.
sincere
Honest and genuine in what you feel or say.
pure
Not mixed with anything else; clean.
authentic
Real, and not a copy or an imitation.
principal
The head of a school or college.
real
Actually existing; not fake or imagined.

Opposite words

fake
নকল, জাল, ভুয়া
Made to look real in order to deceive people.
spurious
মিথ্যা; ভুয়া
Not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
counterfeit
নকল, জাল
Made to look exactly like something real in order to cheat people.
bogus
ভুয়া, জাল
False or fake, but made to look real.
phoney
নকল, কৃত্রিম
Not real or sincere; intended to deceive.
insincere
আন্তরিকতাহীন, কপট
Saying things you do not really mean.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

genuinelyadverbআন্তরিকভাবে, সত্যিকারভাবে
genuinenessnounখাঁটিত্ব, আন্তরিকতা

“genuine” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Use it when you want to hint that the praise is not genuine.
English Idioms about Food →
Load-shedding is a genuine South Asian coinage, understood here and nowhere else, so it is worth having the international phrase ready.
Phrasal Verbs with Cut →
For example, if they say they're an engineer, ask 'Oh, what kind of engineering?' Following up shows genuine interest.
Common English Conversation Starters →

Where this word is used

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“genuine” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • খাঁটি, আসল
- • সুবিধাবঞ্চিত
- • সম্মোহনকারী, গভীরভাবে মুগ্ধকর
- • নিবেদিত, পরিশ্রমী
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খাঁটি, আসল — genuine (adjective) — খাঁটি, আসল. Real and exactly what it appears to be; not fake.
Which word is closest in meaning to “genuine”?
- • self-sufficient
- • three-sided
- • real
- • immeasurable
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real — real — বাস্তব, আসল. Actually existing; not fake or imagined.

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