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authenticity

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au·then·tic·i·ty  thn-ts-t)
n.
The quality or condition of being authentic, trustworthy, or genuine.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.authenticity - undisputed credibility
believability, credibility, credibleness - the quality of being believable or trustworthy
real McCoy, real stuff, real thing - informal usage attributing authenticity

authenticity
noun
1. genuineness, purity, realness, veritableness Some factors have cast doubt on the statue's authentcity.
2. accuracy, truth, certainty, validity, reliability, legitimacy, verity, actuality, faithfulness, truthfulness, dependability, trustworthiness, authoritativeness, factualness The film's authenticity of detail has impressed critics.
Translations
authenticity [ˌɔːθenˈtɪsɪtɪ] N
1. (= genuineness) [of text, painting] → autenticidad f
2. (= realistic quality) [of decor, furniture] → realismo m
authenticity [ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪti] n [letter, document, photograph, tape, confession] → authenticité f
authenticity
nEchtheit f, → Authentizität f (geh); (of claim to title etc)Berechtigung f
authenticity [ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪtɪ] nautenticità
authenticity [ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪtɪ] nautenticità


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I should have made very short work of any one who had impugned the authenticity of the poems, but happily there was no one who held the contrary opinion in that village, so far as I knew, or who cared for Ossian, or had even heard of him.
Smith's intelligence; you had no doubt of its authenticity a month ago.
"You know," I said, "how in fairy tales, when the wandering hero or the maiden in distress has a guiding dream, the dream often leaves something behind on the pillow to assure them of its authenticity.
 
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