Genuine vs. Honest — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Genuine and Honest
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Definitions
Genuine
Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character
Genuine leather.
Honest
Marked by or displaying integrity; upright
An honest lawyer.
Genuine
Not spurious or counterfeit; authentic
Tests proved that the letter was genuine, and not a forgery.
Honest
Not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine
Honest weight.
Genuine
Honestly felt or experienced
Genuine devotion.
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Honest
Equitable; fair
Honest wages for an honest day's work.
Genuine
Actual; real
A genuine dilemma.
Honest
Characterized by truth; not false
Honest reporting.
Genuine
Free from hypocrisy or dishonesty; sincere
Is he being genuine in making these compliments?.
Honest
Sincere; frank
An honest critique.
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Genuine
Being of pure or original stock
A genuine Hawaiian.
Honest
Of good repute; respectable.
Genuine
Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native
Honest
Without affectation; plain
Honest folk.
Genuine
Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
A genuine text;
A genuine production;
Genuine materials; genuine friendship
Honest
Virtuous; chaste.
Genuine
Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native;
The evidence, both internal and external, against the genuineness of these letters, is overwhelming.
Honest
(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
We’re the most honest people you will ever come across.
Genuine
Not fake or counterfeit;
A genuine Picasso
Genuine leather
Honest
(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
An honest account of events
Honest reporting
Genuine
Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed;
Genuine emotion
Her interest in people was unfeigned
True grief
Honest
In good faith; without malice.
An honest mistake
Genuine
Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something;
Her actual motive
A literal solitude like a desert
A genuine dilemma
Honest
(of a measurement device) Accurate.
An honest scale
Honest
Authentic; full.
An honest day’s work
Honest
Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
An honest dollar
Honest
Open; frank.
An honest countenance
Honest
(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
Honest
(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
Honest
(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
Honest
(colloquial) Honestly; really.
It wasn’t my fault, honest.
Honest
Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.
Belong what honest clothes you send forth to bleaching!
Honest
Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; - said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.
An honest man's the noblest work of God.
An honest physician leaves his patient when he can contribute no farther to his health.
Look ye out among you seven men of honest report.
Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
Honest
Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.
Honest
Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
Wives may be merry, and yet honest too.
Honest
To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.
Honest
Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;
Honest lawyers
Honest reporting
An honest wage
Honest weight
Honest
Without dissimulation; frank;
My honest opinion
Honest
Worthy of being depended on;
A dependable worker
An honest working stiff
A reliable source of information
He was true to his word
I would be true for there are those who trust me
Honest
Free from guile;
His answer was simple and honest
Honest
Without pretensions;
Worked at an honest trade
Good honest food
Honest
Habitually speaking the truth;
An honest man
A veracious witness
Honest
Marked by truth;
Gave honest answers
