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Genuine vs. Honest — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Genuine and Honest

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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

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