authentic

au·then·tic  (ô-thntk)

adj.

1. Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief: an authentic account by an eyewitness.

2. Having a claimed and verifiable origin or authorship; not counterfeit or copied: an authentic medieval sword.

3. Law Executed with due process: an authentic deed.

4. Music

a. Of, relating to, or being a medieval mode having a range from its final tone to the octave above it.

b. Of, relating to, or being a cadence with the dominant chord immediately preceding the tonic chord.

5. Obsolete Authoritative.

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[Middle English autentik, from Old French autentique, from Late Latin authenticus, from Greek authentikos, from authents, author.]

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au·thenti·cal·ly adv.

Synonyms: authentic, bona fide, genuine, real¹, true, undoubted, unquestionable
These adjectives mean not counterfeit or copied: an authentic painting by Corot; a bona fide transfer of property; genuine crabmeat; a real diamond; true courage; undoubted evidence; an unquestionable antique.

Antonym: counterfeit

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authentic [ɔːˈθɛntɪk]

adj

1. of undisputed origin or authorship; genuine an authentic signature

2. accurate in representation of the facts; trustworthy; reliable an authentic account

3. (Law) (of a deed or other document) duly executed, any necessary legal formalities having been complied with

4. (Music / Classical Music) Music

a.  using period instruments and historically researched scores and playing techniques in an attempt to perform a piece as it would have been played at the time it was written

b.  (in combination) an authentic-instrument performance

5. (Music, other) Music

a.  (of a mode as used in Gregorian chant) commencing on the final and ending an octave higher

b.  (of a cadence) progressing from a dominant to a tonic chord Compare plagal

[from Late Latin authenticus coming from the author, from Greek authentikos, from authentēs one who acts independently, from auto- + hentēs a doer]

authentically  adv

authenticity  [ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪtɪ] n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	authentic - conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information" reliable trustworthy, trusty - worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
	2.	authentic - not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring" bona fide, unquestionable, veritable echt, genuine - not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"

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authentic

adjective

1. real, true, original, actual, pure, genuine, valid, faithful, undisputed, veritable, lawful, on the level (informal), bona fide, dinkum (Austral & N.Z. informal), pukka, the real McCoy, true-to-life patterns for making authentic border-style clothing
real supposed, false, fake, mock, synthetic, imitation, untrue, pseudo (informal), unreal, counterfeit

2. accurate, true, certain, reliable, legitimate, authoritative, factual, truthful, dependable, trustworthy, veracious authentic details about the birth of the organization
accurate misleading, fraudulent, hypothetical, unfaithful, spurious, fictitious

Translations

authentic [ɔːˈθentɪk] ADJ

1. (= genuine) [document, painting, data] → auténtico
the authentic taste of Italy → el auténtico sabor de Italia

2. (= realistic) [scene, atmosphere] → realista

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authentic [ɔːˈθɛntɪk] adj → authentique

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authentic

adj signature, manuscript → authentisch; accent, antique, tears → echt; claim to title etc → berechtigt

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authentic [ɔːˈθɛntɪk] adj → autentico/a

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authentic [ɔːˈθɛntɪk] adj → autentico/a

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authentic

adj authentic [oːˈθentik]

true, real or genuine an authentic signature. eg مَوثوق، جَدير بِالتَّصْديق автентичен pravý, nefalšovaný ægte; autentisk authentisch γνήσιος, αυθεντικός auténtico ehtne معتبر؛ اصل autenttinen authentique מְקוֹרִי, אֲמִיתִי प्रमाणिक izvoran hiteles asli ósvikinn, ekta autentico 真正な 진짜의 autentiškas, tikras autentisks; īsts tulen authentiek ekte, autentisk autentyczny autêntico autentic подлинный pravý, skutočný avtentičen autentičan, pravi autentisk, äkta ของแท้; แท้จริง gerçek, hakiki, orijinal 真的 справжній, автентичний مستند ، معتبر đích thực 真的

n authenˈticity [-sə-]

egtheid صِحَّـه، أصْلِيَّه، مَوثوقِيَّه автентичност pravost ægthed; autencitet die Authentizität γνησιότητα, αυθεντικότητα autenticidad ehtsus اصالت؛ معتبر بودن aitous authenticité אֲמִיתִיוּת प्रमाणिकता izvornost hitelesség keaslian áreiðanleiki; upprunaleiki autenticità 真正なこと 신빙성, 진실성 autentiškumas autentiskums; īstums ketulenan authenticiteit ekthet, autentisitet autentyczność autenticidade autenticitate подлинность pravosť avtentičnost autentičnost, verodostojnost autenticitet, äkthet ของแท้ gerçeklik, güvenilirlik 真實性 справжність, автентичність تصدیو ، سند tính xác thực 真实性

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authentic → مُوثق autentický autentisk authentisch αυθεντικός auténtico autenttinen authentique autentičan autentico 本物の 진정한 authentiek autentisk autentyczny autêntico подлинный äkta ของแท้ özgün xác thực 可信的