authentic

Meaning

  1. Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
  2. Conforming to reality and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or belief.
  3. Designating a mode having the final as the lowest note.
  4. Designating a cadence in which the dominant chord precedes the tonic.
  5. (obsolete) Authoritative.

Synonyms

genuine
C1
true
A1
real
A1
sincere
C1
actual
B2
original
B1
reliable
C1
honest
A2
unfeigned
truthful
C2
bona fide
pure
B1
veracious
authoritative
36k
right
A1
exact
B1
accurate
C1
correct
B1
natural
B1
valid
C1
veritable
24k
good
A1
👍
credible
C2
plausible
C2
sure
A1
proof
B1
proper
B1
trustworthy
C2
dependable
C2
unalloyed
unmixed
unquestionable

true-to-life

sterling
C1
stouthearted
true to life
trusted
B2
trusty
20k
unadulterated
45k
unaffected
29k
unimpeachable
unswerving
copper-bottomed
echt
frank
A2

real thing

unadultered

eredible

auth
authentical
Translations

auténtico
authentique
autentico
authentisch
autêntico
echt
authentiek

αυθεντικός

autèntic
echt
vero
genuino
genuino
wahr
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɒ.ˈθɛn.tɪk/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
authentik
In summary

From Middle English authentik, from Old French autentique, from Latin authenticus, from Ancient Greek αὐθεντικός (authentikós, “authentic, genuine”), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs, “perpetrator, murderer, absolute ruler”). Doublet of effendi.

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