Genuine vs Legitimate - What's the difference?
genuine | legitimate |
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure.
In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.
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Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid.
* (rfdate) Macaulay
Authentic, real, genuine.
(senseid)Lawfully begotten, i.e., born to a legally married couple.
Relating to hereditary rights.
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
As adjectives the difference between genuine and legitimate
is that genuine is belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated; authentic; real; natural; true; pure while legitimate is in accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful.As a verb legitimate is
to make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.genuine
English
(wikipedia genuine)Adjective
(en adjective)- a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials
Synonyms
* authentic * real * natural * lubish * true * See alsoAntonyms
* fake * ingenuineExternal links
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* ----legitimate
English
Etymology 1
From . Originally "lawfully begotten," from (etyl) legitimer and directly fromAdjective
(en adjective)- legitimate''' reasoning; a '''legitimate standard or method
- Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate English classic.
- legitimate''' poems of Chaucer; '''legitimate inscriptions
